MOLLIE MCGHIE—When she isn’t investigating murders and learning how to sail, Mollie spends her time educating the public about UFOs and alien abduction.
SCOOTER MCGHIE—Mollie’s husband. Passionate about boats, he dreams about sailing around the world one day.
MRS. MOTO—Mollie and Scooter’s Japanese bobtail cat who has an uncanny talent for finding clues.
NANCY AND NED SCHNEIDER—Owners of the Palm Tree Marina.
KATY AND SAM—Nancy and Ned’s grandchildren.
PENNY CHADWICK—Runs the local sailing school and boat brokerage.
ALEJANDRA LOPEZ—A young waitress at the Sailor’s Corner Cafe.
BEN MORETTI—A wannabe pirate who works at the marina.
CHIEF DALTON—Coconut Cove’s chief of police.
ANABEL DALTON—The chief of police’s ex-wife.
NORM THOMAS—Owner of several local businesses, including a fishing charter business.
MIKE WILSON—Lawyer specializing in wills and estates.
WANDA GROSSMAN—A member of Mollie’s weekly sailing class and a food demonstrator at the grocery store.
PENELOPE PRINGLE—Owner of the Sugar Shack, a popular bakery in Coconut Cove.
ALAN SIMPSON—Wedding photographer and aspiring photojournalist.
JEFF MORGAN—Australian who is interested in buying a boat.
EMILY VAN DER BYL—Jeff’s fiancée and a resident of Destiny Key.
THE ADORABLE DOGS—Frick and Frack (Yorkies), Chloe (a chocolate Labrador retriever), Bob (a scruffy terrier), and Chica (a German shepherd mix).