Cast of Characters

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.