Jane Lawless: Owner of the Lyme House restaurant and the Xanadu Club in Minneapolis.
Cordelia Thorn: Creative Director for the Allen Grimby Repertory Theater in St. Paul.
Hattie Thorn Lester: Cordelia’s three-and-a-half-year-old niece.
Joanna Kasimir: David’s sister. Actress. Old friend of Cordelia’s.
David Carlson: Joanna’s brother. Interior designer in Atlanta. Old friend of Jane’s.
Faye O’Halleron: Retired hairdresser. Resides at Linden Lofts.
Milan Mestrovik: Wine merchant. Resides at Linden Lofts.
Hillary Schinn: Aspiring journalist.
Freddy Kasimir: Joanna’s ex-husband.
Gordon Luberman: Joanna’s ex-boyfriend.
Kenzie Mullroy: Professor of cultural anthropology at Chadwick State, in Chadwick, Nebraska. Jane’s girlfriend.
A. J. Nolan: Ex-cop. Private investigator. Good friend of Jane’s.
Brandy Becker: IHOP waitress. Gordon’s girlfriend.