Harlem

Millie Adams

(America) wife of Hilton Adams. Determined to clear her husband’s name, irrespective of the cost.

Valentino Cherisi

Joab Eliot

Nahum Eliot

Douglas Fells

(America) An avant-garde sculptor in New York. Friend and former investigative partner of Hilton Adams.

Jack Johnson

Needham Johnson

(America) A reporter for the New York Age. Friend and former investigative partner of Hilton Adams.

Butler Jones

Atticus "The Abacus" Lewis

Art Mills

(America) Harlem jazz trumpeter. Former friend and investigative partner of Hilton Adams.

Silas N'Kwane

(America) Proprietor of Ju-Ju House and lackey of Mukunga.

Rhoda née Eliot Rossi

Stefano Rossi

Arnold "Tubby" Simmons

Cary Tierney

Jackie Wallace

(America) Orderly at the Harlem Hospital. Friend and former investigative partner of Hilton Adams.