Book Series Character Lists discussion
Book Series Character Lists
Books mentioned in this topic
The Twenty-Three (other topics)Far From True (other topics)
Final Assignment (other topics)
Broken Promise (other topics)
Far From True (other topics)
Final Assignment (other topics)
Broken Promise (other topics)
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David Harwood: Former city desk editor for the Boston Globe who returned home to Promise Falls to spend more time with his son, Ethan. He was supposed to begin working for the Promise Falls Standard as a reporter but the newspaper folded his first day on the job. He and his son are now living with his parents while he looks for another job.
Ethan Harwood: David’s 9-year old son.
Jan Harwood: David’s late wife and Ethan’s mother.
Arlene Harwood: David’s mother.
Don Harwood: David’s father, a retired building inspector.
Marla Pickens: David’s cousin who lost her baby a few months ago.
Agnes Pickens: Hospital administrator at Promise Falls General Hospital who’s married to Gil. She’s Arlene’s younger sister and Marla’s mother.
Gil Pickens: Married to Agnes and Marla’s father.
Carol: Agnes' assistant.
Barry Duckworth: Promise Falls detective.
Maureen Duckworth: Barry’s wife.
Trevor Duckworth: Barry and Maureen's son.
Angus Carlson: Police officer.
Jack Sturgess: Marla’s doctor.
Bill Gaynor: Married to Rosemary, Matthew's father.
Rosemary Gaynor: Matthew’s mother.
Matthew Gaynor: Bill and Rosemary’s 9-month old son.
Rhonda Finderman: Chief of police.
Amanda Croydon: Mayor.
Randall Finley: Former mayor, now owner of Finley Springs bottling plant.
Gloria Fenwick: General manager of the Five Mountains theme park.
Carl Worthington: Ethan’s classmate.
Samantha (Sam) Worthington: Carl’s mother.
Walden Fisher: Draftsman in the City of Promise Falls engineering department.
Beth Fisher: Walden’s wife who recently died of cancer.
Olivia Fisher: Walden and Beth’s daughter who was murdered three years ago.
Victor Rooney: Olivia’s fiancé.
Wanda Therrieult: Medical examiner.
Clive Duncomb: Thackeray College chief of security.
Joyce Pilgrim: Thackeray College security officer.
Serita Gomez: Matthew’s babysitter.
Marshall Kemper: Serita's boyfriend, a janitor at Davidson Nursing Home.
Derek Cutter: Marla's ex-boyfriend and her baby's father.
Mason Helt: Derek's friend and student at Thackeray College.
Cal Weaver: Insurance investigator.
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Spoiler Info
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Baby Matthew was Marla’s biological son. Her mother, Agnes, and Jack Sturgess replaced her son with a stillborn child. Jack was paid for the child. He has a big gambling problem and so does Bill Gaynor.
Still don’t know who killed Rosemary Gaynor but the murder is identical to that of Olivia Fisher who was murdered three years ago.
Sturgess killed Marshall Kemper and Serita’s elderly neighbor. He tried to kill Serita and the entire Harwood family. Their house burned down.
Agnes committed suicide by jumping off a bridge after her actions were discovered.
Carol, Agnes’ assistant, is having an affair with Gil.
Barry Duckworth has discovered that the number 23 is associated with the strange goings-on at the theme park and Mason Helt, the student who was assaulting women on campus (he was shot and killed by Clive). (hide spoiler)]