Jane Lawless: |
Owner of the Lyme House Restaurant in Minneapolis. Partner in a private investigation company—Nolan & Lawless Investigations. |
Cordelia Thorn: |
Part-owner of the new Thorn Lester Playhouse in Minneapolis. Jane’s best friend. Hattie’s aunt. Octavia’s sister. |
Laurie Adler: |
Doug’s wife. Onetime English teacher. Bartender. |
Dr. Hannah Adler: |
Doug and Kevin’s sister. Doctor of Gastroenterology, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. |
Doug Adler: |
Forklift operator. Onetime owner of the New Dresden Herald. Laurie’s husband. Hannah and Kevin’s brother. |
Kevin Adler: |
Owner of the Sportsman Tavern in New Dresden, Wisconsin. Grace and Kira’s father. Delia’s husband. |
Delia Adler: |
Waitress. Kevin’s wife. Grace and Kira’s mother. |
Guthrie Hewitt: |
Owner of the Hewitt & Hewitt Teahouse in Uptown, Minneapolis. Kira’s boyfriend. |
Kira Adler: |
Nursing student at the University of Minnesota. Daughter of Kevin and Delia. Grace’s sister. Guthrie’s girlfriend. |
Grace Adler: |
Kevin and Delia’s daughter. Kira’s sister. |
Evangeline Adler: |
Doug, Hannah, and Kevin’s mother. Grace and Kira’s grandmother. Wife of Henry Adler, onetime owner of the New Dresden Herald. |
Father Michael Franchetti: |
Catholic Priest. St. Andrew’s Parish, New Dresden, Wisconsin. |
Walt Olsen: |
Onetime police chief in New Dresden, Wisconsin. |
Katie Olsen: |
Walt Olsen’s daughter. |
Steven Carmody: |
Part-owner of the Carmody & Sons Funeral Home in Union, Wisconsin. Todd’s brother. Brian Carmody’s son. |