| Full Name | cmv | Age | Story Digraph | Full Relationship | Job Description | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron, Bertha | v | 42 | EM | pri sec to Lamont Otis | Eye contact; feet together; good dark eyes; pointed nose; round chin; straight back | |
| Abbott, Case R. | a70 | PG | Pres CAN | Long pale face; white hair | ||
| Abby, Agatha | a47 | ZC | exec ed Mode mag | Brisk; executive type | ||
| Abe | CO | Fd of AG | at Perlman Paper Co | |||
| Abernathy, | DR | Pres First National City Bank | ||||
| Abramowitz, Paul | DS | Client of Otis Jarrell | ||||
| Abrams, Deborah | 16 | MB | D of Mrs Abrams; sis of Rachel & Nancy Abrams | |||
| Abrams, Miss | MW | rec at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | ||||
| Abrams, Mrs | mid | MB | M of Deborah, Nancy & Rachel Abrams | |||
| Abrams, Nancy | 20 | MB | D of Mrs Abrams; sis of Deborah & Rachel Abrams | |||
| Abrams, Rachel | v | 20s | MB | D of Mrs Abrams; sis of Deborah & Nancy Abrams | sten & typist | |
| Ackerman, Francis | FA | Lawyer | Big; broad; saggy jowls; scanty chin | |||
| Adams, | BT | assist of Gen Carpenter | Lt Col US Army Intelligence | |||
| Adams, Bob | FA | Gazette rep | ||||
| Adams, Charlotte | 48 | MB | sec to James Corrigan | Bony; efficient | ||
| Adams, Lucille | d | WW | Ex-sec to Glenn Prescott | |||
| Adamson, Mr | SS | NIA lawyer | ||||
| Adler, Julius | c | LM | LA | Lawyer | "Build of a lead pencil stub" | |
| Aiken | BE | Bodyguard to Guthrie Judd | Ex-pug | |||
| Aiken, Benedict | m | TC | Pres Continental Plastic Products | Distinguished; gray hair | ||
| Al | HR | PI Saul Panzer used for Wolfe | ||||
| Al | TR | NYPD cop | ||||
| Aland, Jerome | LD | Nightclub performer | ||||
| Albert | FH | Doorman at Lily Rowen apt | ||||
| Alice | mid | BO | at flower show | Fat | ||
| Alice | LM | fd of Mrs Burton | ||||
| Allen, Michael | boy | F | Caddy to Peter Bartsow | Chunky; freckles | ||
| Allenby, Mr | LM | Wealthy | from Philadelphia, PA | |||
| Alloway, | RB | dep Police com | Gray hair; skinny | |||
| Althaus, David | a80 | DR | H of Ivana & F of Morris Althaus | Clothing manufacturer | Bald | |
| Althaus, Ivana | old | DR | W of David & M of Morris Althaus | Gray hair; honest; slender; small | ||
| Althaus, Morris | v | 36 | DR | S of David & Ivana Althaus; fiance of Marian Hinckley | Freelance writer | Dark; handsome |
| Alving, Julie | 40 | OF | Mistress of Floyd Whitten | Toy buyer | Attractive | |
| Ames, Titus | WW | Caretaker of John Dunn country home | ||||
| Amory, Ann | v | young | NE | GD of Pearl Chack; fiancee of Roy Douglas | sec of National Bird League | Wide brown eyes |
| Amory, Beatrice | a40 | OD | W of Robert Amory | Comely; hair dyed red; from Seattle, WA | ||
| Amory, Robert C. | a40 | OD | H of Beatrice Amory | Doctor | Balding; round face; from Seattle, WA | |
| Amsel, Steve | MD | PI | Aggresive; neat; quick dark eyes; small | |||
| Anderson, | MM | Prospective client Wofe refused to see | ||||
| Anderson, Fletcher M. | F RB | DA Westchester Co, NY | Mean; proud; sunburned | |||
| Anderson, Mr | MB | Shoe salesman | ||||
| Anderson, Walter B. | AV | Pres Hi-Spot Co | Plump; red face | |||
| Andy | PG | Cleans Wolfe's home | Cleaner at Midtown Home Service Corp | Broad shoulders | ||
| Anna | FD | Aunt of AG | from Chillicothe, Ohio | |||
| Annis, Carol | m | 22 | DR FD PA | Actress | Blonde; malevolent | |
| Annis, Hattie |
v c |
mid | Landlady | Direct; fine instincts; gray hair; hates cops; stubborn | ||
| Anstrey, Mr | HR | FBI agent | ||||
| Anthony, Harold | MW | H of Rosa Bendini | at brokerage firm | Athletic; big; hot temper; fighter | ||
| Anthony, Rosa | MW | See Rosa Bendini | ||||
| Appleton, Mr | MW | at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | ||||
| Arango, Pete | BO | Gardner at Updegraff Nurseries | Mismatched eyes; runt; scar on nose; scowls | |||
| Arbuthnot, | TR | VP Seaboard Products Co | ||||
| Archer, Baird | MB | Pseudonym used by Leonard Dykes | ||||
| Archer, Cleveland | BF DT | DA Westchester Co, NY | Plump; round face | |||
| Archie | v | BD | Bodyguard/driver of Dazy Perrit | Embalmed, gray face | ||
| Arden, Phoebe | v | 30s | MM | fd of Mrs Irving; GF of Waldo Kearns | ||
| Arkazy, Harry | CM | F of Ilonka Arkazy | Animal carver | |||
| Arkazy, Ilonka | 16 | CM | D of Harry Arkazy | |||
| Arkoff, Jerome "Jerry" | 38 | AD | H of Rita Arkoff | TV producer | Big ears; gray-blue eyes; husky; long nose; solemn face | |
| Arkoff, Rita | AD | W of Jerome Arkoff | Ex-model | Attractive; bossy | ||
| Arlen, | OB | Case that Cramer worked | ||||
| Armstead, Lucy | MH | See Lucy Valdon | ||||
| Armstrong, Mr | MW | BD Naylor-Kerr, Inc | Little; mustache; wiry | |||
| Armstrong, Todd | young | BP | Intern to Orson Milbank | Baby face; blond; blue eyes; recent NYU grad | ||
| Arnold, "Judge" Henry | GW | Lawyer to Gifford James | Flat bald head; pushed-in nose; squirt | |||
| Arnold, Thomas | TB | US Consul in Bari, Italy | Big ears; lanky; tired looking | |||
| Aronson, Herb | HR MA SS | fd of AG | Taxi driver | |||
| Arrow, Johnny | 30s | AW | Partner of Bertram Fyfe; H of Anne Goren | Rich uranium prospector | Canadian; husky; soft voice; square shoulders | |
| Arthur | OB | Porter at Miltan's Fencing School | Black; easily scared | |||
| Ash, | SS | NYPD homicide inspector, Queen's NYC | Bony face; insulting; plastic eyes; insulting; vindictive | |||
| Ashby, Dennis | v | 39 | KN | H of Joan Ashby | VP Sales & Promotion at Mercer's Bobbins | Skillful; small; womanizer |
| Ashby [Snyder] Joan | mid | KN | W of Dennis Ashby | Ex-employee at Mercer's Bobbins, Inc | Large | |
| Ashe, Leonard | NW | H of Robina Keane | ||||
| Ashe, Robina | NW | See Robina Keane | ||||
| Ashley, Clay | 50 | TM | Man Kanawha Spa, WV | Black hair; polished | ||
| Asmussen, Oaky | WK | Red Sox batter | ||||
| Assa, Vernon | v | BM MD | Lawyer | Fat shoulders; impatient; plump; short; tan | ||
| Atchison, Mr | MB | BF of Joan Wellman | ||||
| Atherton, Laura | GS | See Laura Fromm | ||||
| Atwood, Mr | FH | Banker at 86th St branch of Continental Bank & Trust, NYC | Bold; glasses | |||
| Aubry [Karnow], Caroline | c | young | WM | W of Paul Aubry; "widow" of Sidney Karnow | Nice looking | |
| Aubry, Paul | c | WM | 2nd H of Caroline Aubry | Car salesman | Broad shoulders; determined | |
| Auerbach, | young | MB PB | NYPD Sgt | |||
| Ault, Benjamin Jr | d | RD | H of Marjorie & F of Richard Ault | Owned furniture factory | from Evansville, Indiana | |
| Ault, Marjorie | m | 50 | RD | Widow of Benjamin & M of Richard Ault | rec at ROCC | Brown hair & eyes; large creased chin; long narrow nose; racist; small mouth |
| Ault, Richard | d | RD | S of Benjamin Jr & Marjorie Ault | Committed suicide | ||
| Avery, Pete | LM | from prior case | ||||
| Avery, Victor | m | mid | G | Loved Anna Blount | Doctor | "Beetlebrain"; coward; GC; offered AG $30,000 & Wolfe $100,000 bribes; well-fed |
| Ayers, Michael | c | LM | rep at Tribune; LA | Drunk | ||
| Bacelli, Franco | old | BP | Paid bribes to Charles Fentress | Mod boss in NY | Mustache; Sicilian; silver-grey hair | |
| Bagby, Clyde | m | NW | Blackmailer; Pres Bagby Answers, Inc | Brown eyes; little; pushed-in nose | ||
| Bahr, Daniel | OF | H of Eve Bahr | Newspaper columnist | "Washed-out high school teacher" | ||
| Bahr [Landy], Eve | 27 | OF | W of Daniel Bahr; D of H.R. Landy & Mrs Whitten | Dark; small | ||
| Bailey, Miss | DR | sec to Adrian Evers | ||||
| Baldwin, Adele | FH | See Adele Jarrett | ||||
| Baker, Lew | WK | Giants catcher | ||||
| Baleine, Jacques | d | TM | Chef at Emerald Hotel Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Balar, Grubo | TB | fd of Wolfe | from Yugoslavia | |||
| Ballard, | LM | at Murger's Book Store, NYC | ||||
| Ballard, Cora | mid | PY | exec sec of NAAD | Stiff spine | ||
| Ballin, Mrs | mid | LM | ||||
| Balun, Mrs | mid | RB | Calm | |||
| Ballou, Avery | c | 56 | DD FH PG | H of Minerva Ballou | BD Seaboard Bank & Trust; Pres Federal Holding Corp | Aloof; big; seamy face |
| Ballou [Chadwick], Minerva "Minna" | mid | DD | W of Avery Ballou | Dyed hair; keeps Irish wolf-hounds; thin lips & nose | ||
| Bamford, Christopher | RB | Orchid grower | ||||
| Banau, Alexander | JP | H of Anna Banau | Capt at Zoller's Rest | Lanky; narrow; tall | ||
| Banau, Anna | JP | W of Alexander Banau | Gray hair; square chin; tired gray eyes; wide face | |||
| Banister-Schurman | TR | Prior case wherein Wolfe helped NYC DA Dick Morley | ||||
| Barber, Henry H. | F RB | 1st lawyer to Wolfe | ||||
| Barish, Miss | 30s | TR | sec/sten to Ramsey Muir | Flat nose; homely; honest; "school teacher" | ||
| Barnes, Mrs Nev | OD | W of Nev Barnes | Home baker | Fat; red face; from Lame Horse, MT | ||
| Barrett, Art | F | Works for Miss Wellman | ||||
| Barrett, Donald | OB | S of John P. Barrett | Banker | Chronic briber; obnoxious; offers AG $100 bribe | ||
| Barrett, John P. | a50 | OB | F of Donald Barrett | International banker at Barrett & DeRussy | Briber; "headwaiter's dream"; offers Wolfe $10,000; Sharp eyes | |
| Barrow, | SB | Police Capt at Crowfield, NY | Belligerent; handsome | |||
| Barrow, Cal | 30s | RM | fd of Harvey Greve; marries Laura Jay | Cowboy & rodeo contestant | Gray-blue eyes; honest | |
| Barstow, Ellen | c | 56 | F | W of Peter Barstow; M of Sarah & Lawrence Barstow | Deep-set gray eyes; handsome; white hair | |
| Barstow, Lawrence "Larry" | c | 27 | F | S of Ellen & Peter Barstow; B of Sarah Barstow | Holland U grad | Gray eyes; squints |
| Barstow, Peter Oliver | v | mid | F | H of Ellen Barstow; F of Lawrence & Sarah Barstow | Pres of Holland U | |
| Barstow, Sarah | c | 25 | F LM | D of Ellen & Peter Bar-stow; sis of Lawrence Barstow | Smith grad | Attractive; small face |
| Barth, Cora | young | MB | at law firm of Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Silly | ||
| Bascom, Del | Some | See Main Characters | ||||
| Bascomb [Miller], Dora "Dohraymee" | 30s | FA | W of Harvey Bassett | Ex-singer | Big brown eyes; little; small face | |
| Bassett, Harvey H. | v | 67 | FA | H of Dora Bassett | Pres NATELEC | |
| Battista, Guido | 80 | TB | Boat owner; SBM insurgent | Black hair; "move like a cat"; stubble beard; tall; thin; from Bari, Italy | ||
| Baumgarten, Mrs E.R. | SM | Wolfe turns down her job offer | ||||
| Baxter, | JP | Detective chief Culp's Meadows, NY | ||||
| Baxter, Howell | old | BP | Head of CLEAR in Wappingers Falls, NY | Cantankerous; contrary; fanatic; lean; pacifist; trimmed beard | ||
| Baxter, Tamiris |
v |
a25 | Tenant of Hattie Annis | Secret Service undercover agent | Hazel eyes; light brown hair; pretty | |
| Beauchamp, Mrs | DM | fd of Malcolm Vedder | MFC | |||
| Beck, Carol | HR | TV contact specialist | ||||
| Beebe, Jim | m | WM | Ex-fiance of Ann Horne | Lawyer to Sidney Karnow | Glasses; high thin voice; runt; from San Francisco, CA | |
| Beech, Mr | AV | VP of FBC | ||||
| Bella Grassleigh | SB | Guernsey cow | ||||
| Bendini [Anthony], Rosa "The Curves" | 20s | MW | W of Harold Anthony | Filer at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | Dark; dimples; fears cops; must kiss before knowing how to talk with a man; pretty; short | |
| Bennett, Lew | SB | sec of Natl Guernsey League; GLM | Hysterical; sharp eyes; small; thin nose; wiry | |||
| Bergman, Sidney | MH | Cab driver | ||||
| Berin, Constanza | 20s | SB TM | D of Jerome Berin | Beautiful; Catalan; "Dream Star"; flirt; purple eyes; smooth skin; throaty voice | ||
| Berin, Jerome | TM | F of Constanza Berin | Chef at Corridona in San Remo, Italy | Beard; bulky; Catalan; deep-set black eyes; tall | ||
| Berk, Carol | HR | Undercover FBI agent | Attractive; dull brown eyes; fast mover | |||
| Berman, | FH | NYPD Sgt | ||||
| Bert | SB | but to Tom Pratt | Efficient; greasy | |||
| Betz, Marjorie | CO | fd of Elaine Usher | ||||
| Biatti, | CK | NYPD cop | ||||
| Bilic, George | TB | F of Jube Bilic | Communist toady | Montenegrin; narrow eyes; puffy face | ||
| Bilic, Jube | v | a18 | TB | S of George Bilic | Communist toady; U student | Bony; Montenegrin; sneak; tall |
| Bill | BF | Arnold Zeck agent; driver | ||||
| Bill | MM OB | NYPD cop | ||||
| Bill | TM | WV state cop | ||||
| Billings, Art | LM | Fitional character in Paul Chapin novel | ||||
| Billings, Miss | PY | Works for Ellen Sturdevant | ||||
| Bingham, Leo | a40 | MH | TV producer | Big smile; broad; handsome; playboy; tall | ||
| Birch, Matthew | v | GS | Blackmailer; Immigration & Naturalization agent | |||
| Birch, Mr | old | SC | Correspondence checker at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | Wart on nose | ||
| Bischoff, | SC | Arnold Zeck agent; owns pet shop | ||||
| Bissell, Al | TM | Cab driver | from Charleston, WV | |||
| Bizzaro, Angelo | TB | Jail warden | from Bari, Italy | |||
| Blaine | F | sec to E.D. Kimball | Square jaw | |||
| Blake | BP | NYPD Sgt | red-faced; thickset | |||
| Blanc, Leon | TM | Chef at Willow Club in Boston; ex-chef at Hotel Churchill, NYC | ||||
| Blanco, Juan | PB | Lawyer | from Venezuela | |||
| Blaney, Conroy | IE | Inventor at Blaney & Poor Novelty | Balding; eccentric; runt; small nose & chin; squeaky voice | |||
| Blount, Anna | mid | G | W of Matthew & M of Sarah Blount | Alluring; brown eyes; pretty | ||
| Blount, Helen | FD | fd of Althea Vail | ||||
| Blount, Matthew | mid | G | H of Anna & F of Sarah Blount | Pres Blount Textile Corp | GC; well-arranged face | |
| Blount, Sarah "Sally" | c | 22 | G | D of Anna & Matthew Blount | Bennington grad | Big brown eyes; brown hair; small ears & nose; wide mouth |
| Bluff, Mr | AV | Code name AG used for Cramer | ||||
| Bodin, | TB | PI Wolfe used | from Paris, France | |||
| Boeddiker, | SS | Prior case | ||||
| Bolt, Alice | AD | Alias used by Selma Molloy | ||||
| Boney | TM | Waiter at Kanawha Spa, WV | Black; snickers; tall | |||
| Bonino, Roy | GS | assist NYC DA | ||||
| Bonner, Theodolinda "Dol" | Some | See Main Characters | ||||
| Boone, Cheney | v | SS | Uncle of Nina Boone | BPR | ||
| Boone [Carpenter], Luella | 43 | SS | W of Cheney Boone; cousin of Gen Carpenter | Filled-out; mature; small nose | ||
| Boone, Nina | 20s | SS | Niece of Cheney Boone | Dark hair & eyes; pretty | ||
| Bootsy | c | LD | Dog of Phillip Kampf; Wolfe is its 2nd owner | aka Jet & Nero; black Labrador; sleeps in Fritz' room | ||
| Borchers, Ray | OB | Orchid hunter | in Central America | |||
| Borly | OF | but at Ambrosia 1000 | Bald; big pointed nose | |||
| Bosley, Adele | 30s | GW | PR to Metropolitan Opera | Brown eyes; pretty mouth; tanned | ||
| Bottweill, Kurt | v | mid | CP | Fiance of Cherry Quon | Pres of Bottweill's | Balding; friendly; round |
| Boughton, Bessie | OD | School teacher | Little face; thick glasses; from Timberburg, MT | |||
| Bowen, | BE | NYPD cop | ||||
| Bowen, | MW | NYPD Capt | ||||
| Bowen, Barry | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Bowen, Edward | mid | CO FM GS PB RM | NYC DA | |||
| Bowen, Estelle | LM | W of Ferdinand Bowen | ||||
| Bowen, Ferdinand "Ferdie" | c m | LM | H of Estelle Bowen | Stockholder | Small feet & hands; tired | |
| Bowen, Miss | young | RD | ROCC worker | Black; turned-up nose | ||
| Bowen, William R. | DS | Client of Otis Jarrell | ||||
| Boyle, | IT | NYPD dep com | ||||
| Brackett, | MA | |||||
| Bradford, Nathaniel | F | Doctor | Distinguished; grave; gray eyes & hair; tall; whiskers | |||
| Brady, Alan | CI | Loves Maryella Timms | Doctor | Muscular face; wiry | ||
| Brady, Ruth | SC | PI Saul Panzer used | ||||
| Bragan, O.V. | mid | IM | Oil tycoon | Burly; cold, sharp gray eyes; square bony chin | ||
| Bram, Judith | 20s | MM | fd of Mira Holt | Ex-model; cab driver | Attractive; big brown eyes; head-strong | |
| Brandt, Delia | v | young | AD | Fiancee of William Lesser | sec to Michael Molloy | Attractive; bright brown eyes; fine brown hair; scatterbrain; shapely |
| Branting, Mr | TM | Man of Hotel Alexander | in NYC | |||
| Braunstein, Herman | LD | Buys Ross Chaffee's paintings | ||||
| Brenner, Fritz | All | See Main Character | ||||
| Breslow, Mr | SS | NIA; makes paper | Easily angered; from Denver, CO | |||
| Briggs, Frederick | 70s | MB | Uncle of Helen Troy | Lawyer at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Blinks; bony face; white hair | |
| Brigham, | AB | Prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Brigham, Corey | v | mid | DS | Financier | "Smoothie" | |
| Brill, | FM MJ | assist DA | ||||
| Britton, Anna | v | mid | TB | W of William Britton | See Anna Wolfe | |
| Britton, William R. | d | TB | H of Anna Wolfe | Owns travel agency | ||
| Broadyke, Frank | c | a60 | FO | Industrial designer | Baritone; cultivated | |
| Brod, Clement | 20s | AB | Playwrite | |||
| Brodell, Edward Ellis | OD | F of Philip Brodell | pub of Star Bulletin | from St Louis, MO | ||
| Brodell, Philip | v | 35 | OD | S of Edward Brodell | ||
| Bronson, | WW | NYPD dectective Lt | Squirt; wiry | |||
| Bronson, Howard | v | a30 | SB | Blackmailer | Blunt nose; clever eyes; slick; stylish; well-built; wide mouth | |
| Brooke [Drake], Dolly | a30 | RD | W of Kenneth Brooke | Ex-actress | Blonde; blue eyes; bossy; demanding; full-sized; racist | |
| Brooke, Kenneth | RD | B of Susan Brooke; H of Dolly Brooke | Electronics engineer | Chunky; solid | ||
| Brooke, Mrs Matthew | RD | M of Kenneth & Susan Brooke | ||||
| Brooke, Susan | v | 20s | RD | D of Mrs Matthew & sis of Kenneth Brooke; fiancee of Dunbar Whipple | Radcliffe grad; ROCC volunteer | Attractive; brown hair & eyes; slim; small; soft voice |
| Brovnik, Pero | d | OB | Raised Anna Wolfe | Yugoslavian | ||
| Brown, Cynthia (alias) | v | 20s | DM | Crook | Attractive; brown eyes | |
| Brown, Hyacinth | TM | Fish chef at Kanawha Spa, WV | Black; deep voice | |||
| Brown, Mr | RB | Pseudonym Wolfe used for Boyden McNair | ||||
| Brown, "Col" Percy (alias) | DM | Crook | Keen gray eyes; strong jaw; tall | |||
| Browning, Amory | 52 | PG | H of Phyllis Browning | VP of CAN | Balding; pudgy | |
| Browning, Phyllis | a52 | PG | W of Amory | Scrawny | ||
| Bruce, Dorothey | young | BT | Secret assist to Gen Carpenter; WAC Sgt | Gurgles; serious; straight nose; tried to bribe AG & Wolfe | ||
| Brucker, Jay Luther | 40s | PB | Pres of Softdown, Inc | Balding; long pale face; long thin nose | ||
| Bruner, Lloyd | d | DR | H of Rachel Bruner | |||
| Bruner, Rachel | c | mid | DR | Widow of Lloyd Bruner | Owns Bruner Realty | Brown-black eyes; round face |
| Bruno | DS | Waiter at Rusterman's Rest | ||||
| Bryant, | WW | Sheriff of New City, NY | ||||
| Bua | PY TB | Border guard | Albanian | |||
| Buchan, Calida | RB | See Calida Frost | ||||
| Buchman, Mr | PA | Theatrical agent | ||||
| Buff, Oliver | m | BM | LBA | Red face; white hair | ||
| Buhl, Frederick | AW | Doctor | Distinguished; gray hair; from Mt Kisco, NY | |||
| Bundy, | GS | NYPD Capt | ||||
| Bupp, Pansy (aka Madame Zorka) | 20s | OB | D of William Bupp | Fashion designer | Fake accent; fixed smile | |
| Bupp, William O. | mid | OB | F of Pansy Bupp | Owns feed store | from Ottumwa, Iowa | |
| Buratti, Phil | MB | Operative of Ferdinand Dolman | Crooked nose; little; wiry; from Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Burger, | ZC | NYPD cop | ||||
| Burke, | RB | NYPD cop | ||||
| Burke, Jimmy | TC | Driver for Cramer | ||||
| Burkhardt, Claire | young | MB | sten at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs law firm | |||
| Burleigh's Audacious | SB | Guernsey bull | ||||
| Burnham, | FA | NYPD Lt | ||||
| Burr, Jimmie | WK | Giants clubhouse boy | ||||
| Burr, Robert | SC | Radio substitute for Paul Emerson | ||||
| Burton, Loring A. "Lorelei" | c v | mid | LM | H of Mrs Burton | Doctor; LA | Big; black eyes; dark hair; handsome; tired mouth |
| Burton, Mrs | mid | LM | W of Loring Burton; ex-fiancee of Paul Chapin | Composed; fine dark eyes; thin nose; warm mouth | ||
| Busch, Andrew | 30s | KN | Fiance of Elma Vassos | Office Man at Mercer's Bobbins, Inc | Broad flat face; tousled brown hair | |
| Busch, Karl | ZC | Mooch | Sly; small; swarthy | |||
| Buster | AB CM | Hattie Annis's Nickname for AG | ||||
| Buster | baby | MH | Bastard S of Richard Valdon | |||
| Butterfield, William | 20s | MB | BF of Rachel Adams | Persistent | ||
| Buzzy | RB | NYPD cop | ||||
| Byne, Austin "Dinky" | 30s | CO | Nephew of Louise Robilotti | Trustee | Lanky; loose-jointed; tall; tight skin | |
| Bynoe, Millard | c | 55 | EP | H of Mrs Bynoe | Billionaire philanthropist | Big ears; orchid grower; wide mouth |
| Bynoe, Mrs | v | young | EP | W of Millard Bynoe | Pretty | |
| Byron, Edwin Robert | c | LM | LA; mag ed | |||
| Cabot, | RB | Lawyer to Dudley Frost | Bald; skinny; wart on neck | |||
| Cabot, Nicholas | c | LM | LA; Lawyer | Tough | ||
| Caldecott, Mr | SC | Communist | ||||
| Callahan, | CM | NYPD cop | ||||
| Campbell, Mrs | OB | Raised Anna Wolfe | sec to Peter Donevitch | |||
| Carlisle, Homer N. | mid | DM | H of Mrs Carlisle | VP of North American Foods | Calm; chunky; domineering eyes; gorilla-like arms; MFC | |
| Carlisle, Mrs | m | mid | DM | W of Homer Carlisle | Athletic; big-boned; curious; MFC; vague in speech; wounds AG & a PI | |
| Carlos | SS | Waiter at Ribeiro's | ||||
| Carpenter, | mid | AV BT HW IE SS | Cousin of Mrs Cheney Boone | Lt Gen US Army Intelligence | ||
| Carruthers, Mr | G | GC | ||||
| Carter, Evelyn | DM | Alias used by "Cynthia Brown" | ||||
| Carter, Mrs T.A. | F | W of a farmer | Missing front tooth; skinny | |||
| Cartright, Mr | TB | at Consolidated Products | ||||
| Casado, Anna | 20s | RM | Rodeo contestant | Black hair & eyes; dark-skinned | ||
| Casanova | FO | Horse of Sigmund Keyes in MT | ||||
| Caselli, Margaret | PB | See Margaret Fomos | ||||
| Casey, | PB | NYPD cop | ||||
| Cat | OD | Horse of Lily Rowen in MT | ||||
| Cather [Hardy], Jill | 20s | DD PG | W of Orrie Cather | Airline stewardess | Attractive; big gray-blue eyes; nice hands; oval face | |
| Cather, Orvald "Orrie" | m | 30s | FA | See Main Characters | ||
| Cecilia, Mother | TM | Taught Constanza Berin | Nun | |||
| Chack, Pearl O. | 89 | NE | Grandmother of Ann Amory | Loves squirrels; skin & bones; white hair | ||
| Chadwick, Minerva | DD | See Minerva Ballou | ||||
| Chaffee, Ross | LD | Oil painter | Erect; handsome; tall; wavy hair | |||
| Chambers, Lon | WW | dep sheriff of New City, NY | ||||
| Chaney, Mr | GS | assist of Angela Wright | ||||
| Chapin [Ritter], Dora | a50 | FD LM SC | W of Paul Chapin | Maid to Mrs Burton | Competent; small gray eyes; Spartan; stubborn; ugly | |
| Chapin, Paul | mid | LM | H of Dora Chapin | Author of Devil Take the Hindmost & The Iron Heel; Harvard grad | Cripple; flat cheeks; intellectual; light-colored eyes; psychopathic | |
| Charley | SS | Cleaning man to Wolfe | ||||
| Chatwin, Dale | TM | pro bridge player | Dashing | |||
| Cheatham, Luke | MH | Author of No Moon Tonight | ||||
| Cheney, | BF | Westchester Co cop, NY | Long neck; skinny | |||
| Chesterton, Dora | SS | |||||
| Chesterton-Best | SS | Prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Chisholm, Emil | c | WK | Oil millionaire; part owner Giants baseball team | Broad shoulders; hefty; long straight nose; thick mouth | ||
| Choate, Peggy | young | PA | Actress in "Jack in the Pulpit" | Milky skin; redhead | ||
| Christy, Max | a35 | BF | Arnold Zeck agent | Black hair; broad shoulders | ||
| Clark, Miss | CO | AG's high school geometry teacher | ||||
| Clay, Mr | DS | Client of Otis Jarrell | ||||
| Claymore, Beth | RB | Actress in "The Price of Folly" | "Phoney"; slender; tall | |||
| Cleever | FO | Tailor | from Hollywood, CA | |||
| Cliff, Leonard | c | BE | Loves Amy Duncan | VP at P&B Corp | ||
| Coburn, Missy | BM | rep for World-Telegram | ||||
| Cody, Oscar | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Coffey, | DS | NYPD Sgt | ||||
| Coffey, William | DR | assist security officer at Hotel Churchill, NYC | ||||
| Coggin, Daniel F. | FA | assist DA NYC | Handshaker; tricky | |||
| Cohen, Lon | Most | See Main Characters | ||||
| Coldwater Grandee | SB | Guernsey bull | ||||
| Coleman, James N. "Rubber" | TR | Alias of Anthony Perry in Silver City, Nevada | ||||
| Colihan, Joseph | 30s | OD | Broad shoulders; square jaw; from Denver, CO | |||
| Collard, Fillmore | c | LM | LA; owns textile mill | |||
| Collinger, | RB | Lawyer to Boyden McNair | ||||
| Collins, Mike | TC | fd of AG | Cab driver | |||
| Colson, Mr | BF | Grocer to Wolfe | ||||
| Colt, Sally (aka Sally Corbett) | 20s | DS MD | Operative of Dol Bonner; PI | Blonde; blue eyes; pretty; titters | ||
| Colvin, Jasper | IM | DA NYC | Little; pushes up glasses; twit | |||
| Connie | OD | Cook at William Farnham ranch | from Lame Horse, MT | |||
| Cook, Ben | F | Police chief in White Plains, NY | Belligerent; Husky; straw hat | |||
| Copes, Dennis | PG | Twin B of Diana Rowcliff | CAN | Long brown hair; nervous hands; soft voice | ||
| Copes, Diana | PG | See Diana Rowcliff | ||||
| Cora | AV | Maid to Madeline Fraser | Built like a wrestler | |||
| Cora | SM | Maid to Adrian Getz | Pug nose; rude; uses too much lipstick | |||
| Corbett, H.R. | F | Lawyer at DA office | Husky; from Westchester, NY | |||
| Corbett, Sally | MH PY | See Sally Colt | ||||
| Corbett, Sue | FH | See Sally Colt | ||||
| Corcoran, Celia | mid | DD | sec to Minerva Ballou | Gray hair & eyes | ||
| Corcoran, Raymod L. | late 30s | BP | Ex-dir of Westchester-Putnam-Dutchess Tri-County Business Group | Ex-Marine major (fought at Tarawa); Light brown hair; medium height; smooth operator | ||
| Corliss, Mr | CI GS | Cover name for prior Wolfe client | ||||
| Cornwall, Tim | HW | Owns PI agency, NYC | ||||
| Correla, Philip | 54 | FA | Sauce chef at Rusterman's Rest | Dark; square face | ||
| Corrigan, James A. | v | a48 | MB | Lawyer at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Hungry eyes; small; strong jaw | |
| Corsini, | OB | Fencing instructor | in Zagreb, Yugoslavia | |||
| Cortland, Walter Willis | c | 50s | BV | F of Hale Markham | Political Science Professor | Small; Balding; Glasses; at Prescott University, NY |
| Corwin, | MD | Flunky to Albert Hyatt | in Albany, NY | |||
| Costigan, Bronnie | BF | Racketeer | ||||
| Countess von Rantz-Deichen | RB | Creamy skin; redhead; starry eyes; from Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||
| Courtney, Richard | young | TB | State dept aide in Rome | Collects autographs; well-dressed | ||
| Cox, Frances | a27 | KN | rec at Mercer's Bobbins | Big; smooth face; well-proportioned | ||
| Coyne, Lawrence | a70 | TM | H of Lio Coyne | Chef at The Rattan | White hair; from San Francisco, CA | |
| Coyne, Lio | young | TM | 4th W of Lawrence Coyne | Chinese; pretty; short; slender | ||
| Crabtree, Mr "Crabby" | TM | Chef at Kanawha Spa, WV | Black; plump; runt | |||
| Cragg, H.R. | RB | Wealthy socialite | ||||
| Crandall, Anne | RB | See Anne McNair | ||||
| Cramer, Fergus | Most | See Main Characters | ||||
| Cramer, Mrs | mid | RD | W of Fergus Cramer | |||
| Crisler, Mr | TM | Makes fountain pens | ||||
| Cross, Albert | v | BT NE | Capt US Army Intelligence | |||
| Cross, Mr | MW | Code name used by AG for Cramer | ||||
| Crowthers | CI | |||||
| Cullen, Daniel | SB WW | GLM; multi-millionaire | Abrupt; solid | |||
| Curry, | F | Cop in White Plains, NY | ||||
| Cushing, Mr | MW | assist VP at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | ||||
| Cutler, Frederick M. | OF | Doctor to Mrs Whitten | Gray hair; impatient gray-blue eyes; wide mouth |