Jane Lawless: Owner of the Lyme House Restaurant and the Xanadu Club in Minneapolis. Peter’s sister. Raymond’s daughter.
Cordelia Thorn: Creative Director for the Allen Grimby Repertory Theater in St. Paul.
Raymond Lawless: Semiretired criminal lawyer. Jane and Peter’s father.
Peter Lawless: Cameraman/photographer. Jane’s brother. Raymond’s son.
Siqrid Lawless: Psychologist. Peter’s wife.
Delavon (Del) Green: Raymond’s campaign manager. Randy and Larry’s old army friend.
Randy Turk: Civil rights and poverty law attorney in St. Paul. Ethan’s younger brother. Del and Larry’s old army friend.
Ethan Turk: Randy’s older brother.
Larry Wilton: Bartender. Randy and Del’s old army friend.
Melanie Gunderson: Reporter/teacher. Cordelia’s ex-girlfriend.
Emily Bouchard: Randy’s old girlfriend.
A. J. Nolan: Retired cop. Private investigator. Good friend of Jane’s.
I shall tell you a great secret, my friend.
Do not wait for the last judgment,
it takes place every day.
—Albert Camus