| Full Name | cmv | Age | Story Digraph | Full Relationship | Job Description | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin, | CM | NYC DA | ||||
| Macy, Arline | AD | GF of Paul Herold | ||||
| Maddox, James | a50 | GS | Lawyer to Damon Fromm | Sour | ||
| Maffei, Carlo | v | F | B of Maria Maffei | Italian | ||
| Maffei, Maria | c | F | sis of Carlo Maffei | Italian; mother hen; neat | ||
| Magee, Bert | a60 | OD | Wrangler for William Farnham | Squint-eyed; thick gray hair; weathered skin; from Lame Horse, MT | ||
| Magnus, William | RD | NYU student | Handsome; husky; self-assured | |||
| Mahany, Zoltan | MC PA | Maitre d'Hotel at Rusterman's Rest | ||||
| Mahwah Gallant Masterson | SB | Guernsey bull of Daniel Cullen | ||||
| Malfi, Alberto | a36 | TM | 1st assist to Phillip Lazio ex-entree man to Jerome Berin | Compact; Corsican; dark-skinned; wiry | ||
| Mandel, | FD MC MH RD | NYC assist DA | Big; broad; saggy jowls; scanty chin | |||
| Mandelbaum, Irving | Some | See Main Characters | ||||
| Manzoni, Salvatore | FH | Waiter at Sardi's Rest | Italian | |||
| Marcy, Sylvia | young | IT | Nurse to Theodore Huck | Big dark eyes; brown hair; coos | ||
| Mardus, Carol | v | 30s | MH | Ex-W of Willis Krug | Distaff mag fiction ed | Attractive; narrow nose; pointed chin; smooth walk; wide forehead & mouth |
| Maresco, Philip | MD | Member Charity Funds Investigating Com | ||||
| Maresco, Philip | MD | Alias of William Donahue to Steve Amsel | ||||
| Markham, Hale | v | 73 | BV | BF of Gretchen Frazier | Political Science Professor | Cantankerous; Conservative; Healthy; Inflexible; Author of "Bleeding Hearts Can Kill"; at Prescott University, NY |
| Marley, Lewis | IE | Dentist to Arthur Howell | ||||
| Marquis of Clivers (aka George Rowley) | 64 | TR | Uncle of Francis Horrocks | Diplomat; English Peer | Red face; right ear lobe missing; tired gray eyes | |
| Mart | BF | Owner of a diner | ||||
| Martin, Alec | RB | Orchid grower | Wolfe detests him | |||
| Martin, Felix | Some | See Main Characters | ||||
| Martin, Helen | WM | See Helen Rabson | ||||
| Martin, Jerry | RB | Cover name AG used for Perren Gebert to police | ||||
| Martingale, Joseph | CI | fd of Wolfe | prof at Harvard | |||
| Mavel, Herbert | DM | Two-bit PI | Big ears; mole on jaw; muscular; skinny | |||
| Maslow, Max | MC | Fashion photog | Screwball; twisted smile | |||
| Mason, Reed | BP | NY Giants best hitter | ||||
| Maturo, Susan | a23 | ZC | RN | Attractive | ||
| McCray, Bertram | FH | VP Seaboard Bank & Trust Co | Big ears; small nose | |||
| McCue, Lawrence | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| McCue, Mark | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| McDade, Mr | d | BM | at ad agency | |||
| McFarland, Oliver | OD | Old client of Wolfe | ||||
| McGee, Julia | 29 | TC | sec to Thomas Yeager | Attractive; brown hair & eyes; firey | ||
| McGrue, | TR | Club owner | ||||
| McKenna, Wallace | c | LM | Congressman; LA | from Illinois | ||
| McKinney, | G | Lawyer | ||||
| McLeod, Duncan | m | mid | MC | F of Susan McLeod | Farmer; sells corn to Wolfe | Gray-blue eyes; seamed face; tanned |
| McLeod, Susan | 20s | MC | D of Duncan McLeod | Model | Blonde; born with a come-on; flighty; pretty | |
| McMillan, Monte | m | mid | SB | Stockman | Big; GLM; scraggly hair; tired face | |
| McNab, Bill | DM | Gazette ed | MFC | |||
| McNair [Crandall], Anne | d | RB | W of Boyden & M of Glennanne McNair | |||
| McNair, Boyden | v | RB | H of Anne & F of Glennanne & B of Isabel McNair | Fashion designer; owns Boyden McNair, Inc | Nervous; Scotsman; thin voice | |
| McNair [Frost], Glennanne | c | 20 | RB WW | D of Anne & Boyden McNair; foster D of Calida Frost; marries Llewellyn Frost | Model/fashion designer at Boyden McNair, Inc | Attractive; brown hair & eyes; slender |
| McNair, Isabel | RB | sis of Boyden McNair | from Camfirth, Scotland | |||
| McNeil, | AW | Lawyer to Johnny Arrow | from Canada | |||
| Meade, Sinclair | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Meadows, Bill | young | AV | assist to Madeline Fraser | Blonde; handsome; synthetic smile | ||
| Meegan [Ryan], Margaret | 20s | LD | W of Richard Meegan | Nightclub singer | Attractive; clever; dark hair & eyes; slender | |
| Meegan, Richard | m | LD | H of Margaret Meegan | photog | Blonde; gray eyes; long bony face | |
| Meeker, Thumbs | BD | Racketeer | Large; quick draw; tall | |||
| Meer, Kenneth | m | 32 | PG | CAN; Chief assist to Amory Browning | Long pointed nose; tired face; wide square chin | |
| Megalech, | WK | NYC DA | Bald | |||
| Mercer, John "Big M" | m | 61 | KN | Pres Mercer's Bobbins, Inc | White hair | |
| Meredith, | MW | Case of Inspector Cramer | ||||
| Meyer, Mr | LM | from Boston, Mass | ||||
| Michaels, Hilda | AV | W of W.T. Michaels | Fat; interrupter; rude; snaps; ugly | |||
| Michaels, W.T. | AV | H of Hilda Michaels | Gynecologist | Cultured; well-built; well-dressed | ||
| Mike | TC | Maid to Meg Duncan | Square jaw; strict | |||
| Milbank, Irene | mid 20s | BP | D of Orson Milbank; sis of Mark Milbank | |||
| Milbank, Mark | late 20s | BP | S of Orson Milbank; b of Irene Milbank | |||
| Milbank, Orson David | BP | F of Irene & Mark Milbank; h of Elisa DuVal | NY state senator | Blue eyes; chisled features; lean; pompous; white hair | ||
| Milhaus, Frank | OD | Doctor | Bald; from Timberburg, MT | |||
| Miller, Dora | FA | See Dora Bassett | ||||
| Miller, Mrs | SB | Cook at Methodist State Fair grub tent | Shrew; superb cook | |||
| Miltan, Jeanne | OB | W of Nikola Miltan | Peasant looking; plain-spoken; shrewd eyes | |||
| Miltan, Nikola | OB | H of Jeanne Miltan | Owns fencing & dance school, NYC | Moustache; runt; slow-witted; thin; wiry | ||
| Mion, Alberto | v | GW | H of Margaret Mion | Opera singer | Tempermental | |
| Mion, Margaret "Peggy" | c | a27 | GW | W of Alberto Mion; marries Frederick Weppler | Brown eyes; "so-so" | |
| Mister | CI | Chimpanzee of Bess Huddleston | ||||
| Mitchell, Lee | LM | Represents Colland & Gaines | "A bird" | |||
| Mitchell, Mr | BF | Banker to Wolfe | ||||
| Mitchell, Thelma | 20s | RB | Model at Boyden McNair, Inc | Blonde; dark blue eyes; pretty; strong nerves | ||
| Mollen, William "Turtleback" | d | TR | Cowboy | from Silver City, Nevada | ||
| Mollew, Sandy | RB | PI | ||||
| Mollison, Archibald | c | LM | LA; prof | |||
| Molloy, | PG | NYPD Sgt | ||||
| Molloy, Michael M. | v | 43 | AD | H of Selma Molloy | Crook; real estate broker | Mean |
| Molloy, Selma | 29 | AD | W of Michael Molloy; loves Paul Herold | EX-model; ex-sec to Michael Molloy | Nice hands; photogenic | |
| Mondor, Marie | mid | TM | W of Pierre Mondor | "Built like a duck"; fuzz on upper lip; little black eyes; plump; from Paris, France | ||
| Mondor, Pierre | mid | JP TM WK | H of Marie Mondor | Chef/owner of Mondor's | Round face; plump; pop-eyed; from Paris, France | |
| Montgomery, | GW | Alias AG tells Frederick Weppler to use | ||||
| Montrose, Delia | v | BF | ||||
| Monty | OD | Horse of William Farnham in MT | ||||
| Moore, Mabel | MB | Typist at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Glasses; little; skinny | |||
| Moore, Waldo Wilmot | v | 30 | MW | Checks correspondence at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | High forehead; lots of hair; womanizer | |
| Moran, Philip | 30s | KN | Salesman at Mercer's Bobbins, Inc | Bony face; broad shoulders | ||
| Morgan, Lucy | 20s | PA | Actress | Chubby; throaty voice | ||
| Morgan, Mr | RB | Cover name Fritz uses for Saul Panzer when Cramer is in Wolfe's office | ||||
| Morley, Dick | F LM RB TR | fd of Wolfe | Lawyer at NYC DA's office | |||
| Morley, Nicholson | mid | DM | Psychiatrist | Darting eyes; thick hair | ||
| Morrison, Mr | DR | FBI agent | ||||
| Morrow, Dan | BP | "New York Times" reporter | ||||
| Mort | OD | Jailer | Little; scar on left cheek; wiry; from Timberburg, MT | |||
| Mortimer | TB | Murderer in prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Mortin | MM | fd of Waldo Kearns | ||||
| Moschenden, | TR | Prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Mosconi, | GS | Billiards player | ||||
| Moses | CI | Alligator of Bess Huddleston | ||||
| Mother Cecilia | TM | Nun; taught Constanza Berin | from Spain | |||
| Motta, Tony | BP | Partner of Lenny Packer | Thug of Franco Bacelli | Stocky | ||
| Moulton, | TM | Headwaiter at Kanawha Spa, WV | Black; half an ear chopped off; runt | |||
| Moyse, Lila | young | WK | W of William Moyse; niece of Dan Gale | Dark brown eyes; light brown hair; lovely | ||
| Moyse, William "Bill" | WK | H of Lila Moyse | Giants 2nd string catcher | Heavy; tall | ||
| Muecke, Siegfried | m | PB | Pretends to be Eric Hagh | pro gambler | Blonde; blue eyes; handsome; strong; from Perú | |
| Muir, Ramsey | mid | TR | VP Seaboard Products Corp | Bony; brown eyes; gray hair; pointed ears; vincidtive; womanizer | ||
| Muller, Ernst | DR | Car thief | ||||
| Murdoch, | SC | NYPD Capt | ||||
| Murger, | LM | Owns book store, NYC | ||||
| Murphey, Angelina "Angel Food" | v | 20s | BD | GF of Morton Schane; pretends to be Violet Perrit | Blackmailer; wanted felon | Bold; comely |
| Murphy, | AD | NYPD Lt at missing persons bureau | ||||
| Murphy, Aloysius | SC | Agent of Arnold Zeck; lawyer to Louis Rony | ||||
| Murphy, Carrie | 30s | BE | ||||
| Murphy, Jimmy | PY | Taxi driver | ||||
| Murphy, Joe | FA | Head of NYPD homicide bureau | ||||
| Murphy, Timothy | BO LM RM ZC | NYPD detective | ||||
| Musgove, Keith | BP | Pollster to Orson Milbank | High-pitched voice; jittery; myopic (thick glasses); nearly bald; small (5' 5") | |||
| Nagle, Florence | DD | Breeds Irish wolfhounds | from England | |||
| Nash, Bernard | G | Steward at Gambit Club | Long sad face; narrow; tall | |||
| Nasir ibn Bekr | PG | Pretends to be PLO terrorist | Big nose; dark; Jew; short; slim; wiry | |||
| Nauheim, | BO CI | from prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Naylor, George | old | MW | F of Cecily Pine & Kerr Naylor | BD chairman at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | Baritone; withered | |
| Naylor, Kerr | v | 30s | MW | S of George Naylor; B of Cecily Pine | Stock dept head at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | Calulating; egotist; eyes glint; natural food freak; pale; runt; small mouth; thin tenor |
| Neary, | GS | NYPD dep com | ||||
| Negron, Jimmy | OD | Chicken farmer | from Timberburg, MT | |||
| Neill, Nat | WK | Giants centerfielder | ||||
| Nellie | old | BP | Runs grocery store in Wappingers Falls, NY | Little; wizened | ||
| Nelson, Alan G. | BP | Pseudonym Archie Goodwin used when impersonating a reporter | ||||
| Nero | LD | Name AG gave to dog Bootsy | ||||
| Nesbitt, Mrs Jame R. | MH | |||||
| Nichols, Janet | m | CI | Loves Lawrence Huddleston | assist to Bess Huddleston | "Like a school teacher" | |
| Nick | TR | NYPD cop | ||||
| Nieder, Cynthia | c | 21 | MA | Niece of Paul Nieder | Model/fashion designer at Daumery & Nieder | Attractive; blue eyes; pleasant voice |
| Nieder, Paul | v | a40 | MA | Uncle of Cynthia Nieder loved Helen Daumery | Fashion designer at Daumery & Nieder | Beard; slick brown hair |
| Nikita | OB | King of Montenegro | ||||
| Nobby | v | BF | Pup of Hebe | Doberman Pinsher of Sarah Rackham | ||
| Noel | FA | Ex-employee at Rusterman's Rest | ||||
| Noonan, Con | BF DT SC | NY state police Lt | Big; bully; hates AG & Wolfe; nasty; sneers; tall | |||
| Norris, Paul | PY | Literary agent to Richard Echols | ||||
| Norton, | ZC | at U of Winslow | ||||
| Northrup, Bill | RB | NYPD cop | ||||
| O'Brian, John R. | BF | NYPD cop | ||||
| O'Brien, Vera | WM | sec to Jim Beebe | ||||
| O'Conner, | GS | Alias that Fred Durkin used to Danny Pincus | ||||
| Odelette | IT | Mistress of Herman Lewent | from Toulouse, Italy | |||
| Odell, Frank | DR | Ex-con; real estate sales | "A peanut"; elegant; fair hair | |||
| Odell, Gershom | TM | House detective at Kanawha Spa, WV | Lazy | |||
| Odell [Hartig], Madeline | c | PG | W of Peter Odell; D of Carl Hartig | Brown eyes; obstreperous; stubborn; wide cheek bones & mouth | ||
| Odell, Peter J. | v | PG | H of Madeline Odell | VP of CAN | ||
| Odom, Bert | BW | Janitor at James Vance apt | Little; square | |||
| O'Farrell, Marty | BP | "Straw Boss" at Polo Grounds | Husky | |||
| O'Garro, Patrick | BM | Brown hair & eyes; LBA; quick clever eyes | ||||
| Ogilvy, Jane | v | a29 | PY | D of Mrs Ogilvy | Shyster; poet | Dreamy-eyed; flighty; nice figure; pretty |
| Ogilvy, Mrs | mid | PY | M of Jane Ogilvy | Strong chin; tall; upright | ||
| Oglethorge, Mr | LM | Book pub | ||||
| O'Gorman, T.M. | RB | Orchid grower | ||||
| O'Grady, | young | F | NYPD homicide squad cop | Athletic; conscientious; rude | ||
| O'Hara, | AV WW | NYPD dep com | Bombastic; nincompoop | |||
| Ohrbach, Mr | FA | Officer at Town House Services, Inc | Repairs Wolfe's home | |||
| O'Leary, | DS | NYPD cop | ||||
| Olga | PB | Maid to Sarah Jaffee | Big; "Valkyrie" | |||
| Oliver, Mrs Victor | 60 | D | Widow of millionaire broker | Jowls; silver hair; ugly; yellow eyes | ||
| Oliver, W.B. | WW | Gazette ed | ||||
| Ollie | SB | Jail warden | Plump; sleepy-looking; from Crowfield, NY | |||
| Olmstead, | PA | NYPD Capt | ||||
| Olsen, | LD | Janitor to Phillip Kampf apt | ||||
| O'Malley, Conroy | m | MB | Disbarred lawyer at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Bitter; hot temper; liar | ||
| O'Neil, Daphne | young | PB | Stylist at Softdown, Inc | Babydoll; lovely | ||
| O'Neill, Don | SS | Chairman NIA dinner com; Pres of O'Neill & Warder, Inc | Bright; like a vacuum salesman; offers AG $5,000 bribe; talkative | |||
| O'Neill, Roger | PG | Name AG used to get information | ||||
| Orchard, Cyril | v | AV BF SC | Arnold Zeck operative; blackmailer; pub Track Almanac | |||
| Orcutt, John | TR | Cowboy | ||||
| Orwin, Gene | DM | S of Mimi Orwin | Lawyer | Boot-licker; mean; narrow eyes | ||
| Orwin, Mimi | mid | DM | M of Gene Orwin; widow | Wealthy | MFC; Narrow eyes; plump; round face | |
| Osborn, Mrs James Frank | old | TM | Guest at Kanawha Spa, WV | Fat | ||
| Oscar | FH | but to Cyrus Jarrett | Servile | |||
| Osgood, Clyde | v | 26 | SB | S of Frederick & Marcia & B of Nancy Osgood; loves Lily Rowen | Slender; tall | |
| Osgood, Frederick | c | a50 | SB | H of Marcia & F of Nancy & Clyde Osgood | Stockman | Arrogant; broad shoulders; domineering; GLM; long legs; paunchy |
| Osgood, Marcia | a50 | SB | W of Frederick & M of Nancy & Clyde Osgood ex-fiancee of Tom Pratt | Good looking | ||
| Osgood, Nancy | 22 | SB | D of Frederick & Marcia & sis of Clyde Osgood; loves Jimmy Pratt | Lips tremble; nice chin; yellowish-brown eyes | ||
| O'Shea, Cassie | 30s | IT | Widow | Housekeeper to Theodore Huck | Brown hair; deep blue eyes; hip-swinger | |
| Oshin, Mortimer | PY | Playwriter of "A Barrel of Love" | Chain-smoker; deep-set eyes; NAAD; slouches; thick lips | |||
| Oster, Harold R. | RD | ROCC lawyer | Baritone; black; broad; domineering; tall | |||
| Ostrow, Irwin | PG | Psychiatrist | ||||
| Otis, Lamont | 75 | EM | Lawyer; Sr partner | Long, deeply-lined bony face; tall | ||
| Otto | FA | Parking attendant at Rusterman's Rest | ||||
| Owen, Fred | AV | PR to Hi-Spot Co | Well-dressed | |||
| Packer, Lenny | BP | Partner of Tony Motta | Thug of Franco Bacelli | Tall | ||
| Page, Beulah | BD | Cover name of Violet Perrit | ||||
| Paige, Ann | 20s | EM | Fiancee of Gregory Jett | at Lamont Otis law firm | Oval face; pretty | |
| Palmer, Delbert | MC | Neighbor of Duncan McLeod | Farmer | Little; skinny | ||
| Palmer, Lewis | c | LM | Federal Housing Administration; LA | |||
| Panzer, Saul | Most | See Main Characters | ||||
| Papps, Spiros | IM | Financier | hair; broad shoulders; gravelly tenor; little; wiry | |||
| Parker, Nathaniel | Some | See Main Characters; called Henry Parker in PB & Henry George in SM | ||||
| Pasic, Josip | young | TB | SEM insurgent | Bitter; large | ||
| Paul | TB | fd of Anna Wolfe | ||||
| Pavey, Mr | young | SB | assist to Tom Pratt | Blonde; neat | ||
| Peacock, Sam | v | a30 | OD | Wrangler to William Farnham | Short; thin bony face & scrawny neck; from Lame Horse, MT | |
| Peckham, | GS | but to Laura Fromm | Aristocratic nose | |||
| Pemberton, Agnes | MA | Vogue mag fashion critic | ||||
| Pendexter, | CK | Previous client of Wolfe | ||||
| Pendleton, | d | SC | H of Madeline Sperling | |||
| Pendleton, Madeline | SC | See Madeline Sperling | ||||
| Perazzo, Jim | DR | at NY state PI licensing services | ||||
| Perdis, Ambrose | D | Shipping tycoon | Husky; offers AG $50,000 bribe | |||
| Perez, Cesar | c | TC | H of Felita & F of Maria Perez | Man of Thomas Yeager apt | Broad shoulders; bushy eyebrows; chunky; pug nose; short | |
| Perez, Felita | c | TC | W of Cesar & M of Maria Perez | Black eyes; domineering sharp; tall | ||
| Perez, Maria | v | 18 | TC | D of Felita & Cesar Perez | Beautiful; graceful; honey-color skin; straight; tall; warm eyes | |
| Perlman, | PG | Gazette rep | ||||
| Perlman, Abe | CO | Owns paper Co | ||||
| Perlman, Nina | MB | sten at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Big dark eyes; satin voice; straight; tall | |||
| Perrit, Dazy | c v | mid | BD | F of Violet Perrit | "King of the Black Market"; racketeer | Big face; fat; piercing eyes |
| Perrit, Violet (aka Beulah Page) | 21 | BD | D of Dazy Perrit; fiancee of Morton Schane | Columbia U student | Chubby; comely; light eyes | |
| Perry, Anthony D. (aka Rubber Coleman) | m | 60s | TR | dir Metropolitan Trust Co; Pres Seaboard Products Corp | Clever eyes; gray hair; healthy skin; high forehead; smokes cigars; square jaw | |
| Pete | NW | Garage attendant where Wolfe's car is parked | ||||
| Pettigrew, Sam | TM | Sheriff | Ruffian; square jaw; squint-eyed; from Marlin Co, WV | |||
| Phelps, Emmett | a50 | MB | Lawyer at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Broad shoulders; tall | ||
| Phillips, | young | SB | Police sten | Pimples; from Crowfield, NY | ||
| Phillips, | SS | NYPD cop | ||||
| Pierce, Oliver A. | 34 | BF | Loves Dina Darrow | NY state assemblyman | Broad shoulders; homely; plastic smile; smooth | |
| Pincus, Danny | GS | Bookie; owns Danny's Bar & Grill, NYC | ||||
| Pine, Cecily | a40 | MW | W of Jasper Pine; D of George & sis of Kerr Naylor | Compassionate; irrational; offers Wolfe $10,000 bribe & to sponsor AG in his own office; wholesome | ||
| Pine, Jasper | m | a50 | MW | H of Cecily Pine | Pres Naylor-Kerr, Inc | Deep voice; distinguished; stoop-shouldered; tells wife everything |
| Pinelli, Lil | MC | Notary public that Wolfe uses; sec | ||||
| Pinkie | LM | Nickname Fred Durkin gave to an incognito Andrew Hibbard | ||||
| Piotti, John | G PA | H of Mrs Piotti | Rest owner | Italian | ||
| Piotti, Mrs | G PA | W of John Piotti | Italian | |||
| Pitcairn, Donald | m | young | DT | S of Joseph & B of Sybil Pitcairn; loved Dini Lauer | Dark deep-set eyes; moody; sensitive | |
| Pitcairn, Joseph G. | mid | DT | H of Mrs & F of Donald & Sybil Pitcairn | Cold gray eyes; domineering; off-center nose; womanizer | ||
| Pitcairn, Mrs | mid | DT | W of Joseph & M of Donald & Sybil Pitcairn | Injured back; offers Wolfe $100,000 bribe; plain; plump; short | ||
| Pitcairn, Sybil | 20s | DT | D of Joseph & sis of Donald Pitcairn | Argumentative; green eyes; pointed chin; pretty | ||
| Pitkin, Oliver | a50 | PB | sec/treasurer Softdown, Inc | Anti-feminist; neat; squirt; suspicious lips | ||
| Pizzi, Augustus | EP | photog Allover Pictures, Inc | Black hair; barrel-shaped; slick | |||
| Plank, | TM | WV cop | ||||
| Platt, Mr | MW | Code name for Saul Panzer | ||||
| Plehn, Raymond | BO NE RB SB WW | Horticultural expert at Ditson & Co; orchid grower | ||||
| Poggett, Frederick | MD | Bank clerk | ||||
| Pohl, Ferdinand | c | a60 | FO | Put Sigmund Keyes in business | Creased face | |
| Poletti, | AW | fd of Anne Goren | ||||
| Polk, William | d | FH | Building Man | |||
| Pompa, Virgil | 68 | OF | fd of Marko Vukcic | Chef/food consultant to Ambrosia Rest chain | Crusty; yeller | |
| Poole, Beula | v | AV | Arnold Zeck agent; blackmailer; pub What to Expect | |||
| Poor, Eugene R. | c v | a40 | IE | H of Martha Poor | Blaney & Poor novelties | Cigar smoker |
| Poor [Davis], Martha | m | 30s | IE | W of Eugene Poor | Ex-factory worker at Blaney & Poor | Comely; hates men; short |
| Portchester Compton | SB | Guernsey bull | ||||
| Porter, Alice | a35 | PY | Author The Moth that Ate Peanuts; shyster | Close-set eyes; devious; fat; round face; small nose | ||
| Posner, Al | MH | Co-owns Posart Camera Exchange | ||||
| Postel, Titus | v | d | D | F of Lucy Hazen | Inventor | |
| Potter, Clarence O. | MB | H of Peggy Potter | "Bubblehead"; from Glendale, CA | |||
| Potter [Dykes], Peggy | 30s | MB | W of Clarence Potter; sis of Leonard Dykes | Honest; plump; round face; twinkling eyes; from Glendale, CA | ||
| Pratt, Bill | NE | Courier rep | ||||
| Pratt, Caroline | 26 | SB | sis of Jimmy & niece of Tom Pratt | Golf pro | Athletic; strong wrists | |
| Pratt, George R. | c | LM | LA; politician | |||
| Pratt, Jimmy | young | SB | B of Caroline & nephew of Tom Pratt; loves Nancy Osgood | Architect | ||
| Pratt, Thomas "Monte Cristo" | c | a50 | SB | Uncle of Caroline & Jimmy Pratt; loved Marcia Osgood | Owns Pratteria Rest chain | Brown hair; narrow temples; wide jaw |
| Pratt, W.R. | PY | at Owl Press | Business-like | |||
| Prentis, Con | WK | Giants shortstop | Tough; wiry | |||
| Prescott, Glenn | m | a50 | WW | Loved Naomi Karn | Lawyer to Noel Hawthorne | Fat |
| Prince, Anita | FM MJ | Fitter & designer at Alec Gallant, Inc | "All eyes"; small; smooth voice; trim | |||
| Pritchard, Del | RB | Head of PI agency | ||||
| Proctor, Al | G | Gazette rep | ||||
| Pronn, Nyura | F | Woman in prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Prosch, Carl | MM | Artist | ||||
| Protic, Stefan | TB | SEM insurgent | Broad shoulders; narrow face | |||
| Purcell, Ralph | a50 | FD | B of Althea Vail | Avoids eye contact; balding; bung-eyed; gambler; round face | ||
| Purdy, Mr | TM | Code name AG used for Cramer | ||||
| Purvil, Bill | TR | NYPD detective | ||||
| Putti, Lisette | young | TM | Mistress of Ramsey Keith | Cute; from France | ||
| Putz, Jonas | FM | |||||
| Pyle, Vincent | v | PA | Teatrical agent | Caustic; womanizer | ||
| Qarmat, Armad | PG | Pseudonym of phoney PLO terrorist | ||||
| Quayle, | SS | NYPD cop | ||||
| Quayle, Timothy | a40 | DR | Loves Marian Hinckley | Sr ed of Tick-Tock mag | Aggressive; broad shoulders; firm jaw; "hero" | |
| Quest, Bernard | 81 | PB | VP Softdown, Inc | Firm voice; sharp-gray eyes; white hair | ||
| Quinn, Marjorie | 20s | PA | Actress | |||
| Quinn, Mr | TC | |||||
| Quon, Cherry | 20s | CP | Fiancee of Kurt Bottweill | rec at Bottweill's, Inc | Calm; chirps; Oriental; pretty; statuesque | |
| Rabson, Arthur | WM | H of Helen Rabson | Garage owner | from Florence, SC | ||
| Rabson [Martin], Helen | WM | W of Arthur Rabson | Ex-sec to Jim Beebe | |||
| Rackell, Arthur | v | HR | Nephew of Benjamin Rackell | Undercover FBI agent at Rackell Importing Co | ||
| Rackell, Benjamin | c | HR | H of Pauline & uncle of Arthur Rackell | Pres Rackell Importing Co | Long broad torso; long narrow head; mournful looking; short limbs | |
| Rackell, Pauline | c m | HR | W of Benjamin Rackell | Communist | Interrupter; pushy; thin lips; ugly; uses cliches | |
| Rackham, Barry | m | BF | H of Sarah Rackham | Arnold Zeck agent; ex-football player | Extravagant; gives AG $6,000 bribe; good laugh; puffy eyes | |
| Rackham, Sarah | c v | mid | BF | W of Barry Rackham; cousin of Calvin Leeds | Wealthy | Bony face; neurotic; plump; snaps |
| Rago, Paul | m | FA JP | Sauce chef at Hotel Churchill, NYC | Broad shoulders; graying hair; mustache | ||
| Ramsey, Rita | EM | See Rita Sorell | ||||
| Randall, | GS PB | NYPD homicide cop | Bony; narrow; tall | |||
| Randall, Richard | AD | Alias of Michael Molloy | ||||
| Rattner, | HR | PI Fred Durkin used on Wolfe case | ||||
| Reade, Belinda | young | OB | Mistress of Donald Barrett | Baby doll; blonde; lovely | ||
| Regan, B.A. | WW | DA Rockland Co, NY | Bony; mustache; runt; wears straw hat | |||
| Regan, Oggie | LM | Tribune rep | ||||
| Rennert, Kenneth | v | 34 | PY | Shyster | Handsome; muscular; piercing brown eyes | |
| Rentner, Abraham | GW | Surgeon at Mt Sinai hospital | ||||
| Reyes, Ella | v | a30 | AD | Maid to Rita Arkoff | Black; neat; small | |
| Reynolds, William | SC | Communist Party alias of Webster Kane | ||||
| Ricci, Mrs | F | Landlady of Carlo Maffei | Bossy; fat; Italian; pushed-in-nose; wet hands | |||
| Richards, | AV | VP of FBC | ||||
| Richardt, | LM | Orchid shipper | ||||
| Riff, Dorothy | young | IT | sec to Mrs Theodore Huck | Fair; gray-green eyes | ||
| Riley, | DS | NYC assist DA | ||||
| Riley, William A. | boy | F | Caddy to E.D. Kimball | Blue eyes; red hair | ||
| Riordan, Al | BM | AP rep | ||||
| Ritchie, Mr | WW | Executor of Noel Hawthorne estate | 6 feet tall | |||
| Ritter, Miss | F | sec to assist DA Derwin | ||||
| Rizzo, Vito | TB | Alias of Peter Zov in NYC | ||||
| Robbins, Mrs James | CO | Grantham House dir | ||||
| Robertson, Blair | F | H of Mrs Robertson | ||||
| Robertson, Mrs | F | W of Blair Robertson | ||||
| Robilotti [Grantham], Louise | m | a60 | CO | W of Robert Robilotti; Widow of Arthur Grantham; aunt of Dinky Byne | Bony; bossy; corrugated neck; deep-set gray eyes; snob | |
| Robilotti, Robert "Robbie" | a45 | CO | 2nd H of Louise Robilotti | Effeminate; long nails; plucked eyebrows; thin mustache; from Italy | ||
| Roca, | ZC | NYPD cop | Manly; seeks brownie points; snappy | |||
| Roeder, Pete | BF | Alias Wolfe used to infiltrate Arnold Zeck organization (Beard; lost 117 pounds; pleated face) | ||||
| Rogers, Stanley | MD | Lawyer that Nathaniel Parker recommends to AG | Red-faced; from Albany, NY | |||
| Rohde, Mr | SS | Man Hotel Waldorf | ||||
| Rollins, Harold | 36 | BM | History prof at Bemis College, Iowa | Glasses; small; small nose & chin; superior smile; wide mouth; from Burlington, Iowa | ||
| Romeike, Ed | WK | Giants pitcher | ||||
| Rony, Louis | v | SC | BF of Gwen Sperling | Arnold Zeck agent; blackmailer; "lawyer" | Square jaw | |
| Rookaloo | v | SM | Monkey of Adrian Getz | |||
| Rooney [Annie], Audrey | c | young | FO | Loves Wayne Safford | Ex-sec to Victor Talbott | Fair; impulsive; pink skin |
| Root, Peter | HW | S of Thomas Root; ex-fiance of Jane Geer | Courtmartialed US Army Capt | |||
| Root, Thomas | m | mid | HW | F of Peter Root | Masquerades as Wolfe | Eats cookies; fat; leers |
| Roper, Ward | a50 | MA | Fashion designer at Daumery & Nieder | Elegant; greasy voice; slender | ||
| Rose | DS | Maid to Otis Jarrell | Broad flat nose; plucked eyebrows | |||
| Rose | LM | Maid to Mrs Burton | ||||
| Rosenbaum, Mr | MW | Structural metals service head at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | Bald | |||
| Ross, Bernard | MC | Lawyer to Susan McLeod | ||||
| Ross, Otis | MD | Chairman Charity Funds Investigating Com | ||||
| Ross, Otis | MD | Alias of William Donahue to Wolfe | ||||
| Rossi, | MB | NYPD cop | ||||
| Rossi, Domenico | TM | F of Dina Lazio | Chef at Empire Cafe, London, England | |||
| Rowcliff [Copes], Diana | PG | W of George Rowcliff; twin sis of Dennis Copes | ||||
| Rowcliff, George (J.M. in PB) | Some | See Main Characters | ||||
| Rowen, James Gilmore | d | OD | F of Lily Rowen | Sewer contractor; Tammany Hall politician | ||
| Rowen, Lily | OD Many | See Main Characters | ||||
| Rowley, | FO | NYPD Sgt | ||||
| Rowley, | PB | Widow AG knew as boy | Cane; mutters to self; no teeth | |||
| Rowley, George | TR | Alias that Marquis of Clivers used in Silver City, Nevada | ||||
| Rucker, | AD | Judge | ||||
| Ryan, Margaret | LD | See Jewel Jones | ||||
| Ryder, Harold | v | BT NE | Col US Army Intelligence; lawyer | from Cleveland, Ohio |