Sugar Creek is a fictional neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In A Simmering Dilemma, readers will find many familiar supporting characters from previous Eugeena Patterson mysteries. Just in case you need a reminder of who is who, refer to this list below. I promise that any character introduced from the Sugar Creek neighborhood has something to contribute to the story. I hope you enjoy dropping by the neighborhood for a visit. Ms. Eugeena appreciates you joining the adventure.
(listed according to appearance)
Detective Sarah Wilkes
Annie Mae Brown (Missionary Baptist Church, volunteer)
Willie Mae Brown (Missionary Baptist Church, volunteer)
Amani Gladstone (precocious student in summer program)
Louise Hopkins (Eugeena’s next door neighbor)
Jocelyn Miller (Louise’s granddaughter)
Eugeena’s Family
Ralph Patterson, Jr. (oldest son married to Judy, twin boys, Jacob and Joseph, girl, Jasmine)
Cedric Patterson (son married to Carmen Alpine-Patterson)
Leesa Patterson (daughter, single, two children, Kisha and Tyric)
Amos’s Family
Alexa Jones-McCormick (oldest daughter lives in Seattle with son, Douglas)
Briana Jones (youngest daughter has moved into old family home next door)
Eugeena’s Aunts
Cora Gibson (aunt closest in age to Eugeena)
Esther Gibson (oldest living aunt)