| Full Name | cmv | Age | Story Digraph | Full Relationship | Job Description | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachs, | a35 | PY | NAAD lawyer | Broad shoulders; compact; sharp eyes | ||
| Sackett, Mr | SB | Doctor | Little; no neck; stocky; from Crowfield, NY | |||
| Safford, Wayne | c | 28 | FO | Loves Audrey Rooney | Owns Stillwell Riding Academy | Big bones; high-pitched voice; husky |
| Salzanback, Mr | RB | Farmer | Sells goat kids to Wolfe | |||
| Sam | CI FD | Owns Sam's diner | AG often eats in his diner | |||
| Sam | FD | Soda jerk | ||||
| Sam | PG | Workman at Midtown Home Service Corp | Cleans weekly at Wolfe's home | |||
| Sam | SS | Doorman | ||||
| Sam | WW | Bartender at Wellman's Bar | ||||
| Samek, Michael | IM | Cook to O.V. Bragan | ||||
| Sampson, Sinclair | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Samuels, Alan | MD | Alias of William Donahue to Dol Bonner | ||||
| Samuels, Alan | MD | Member Charity Funds Investingating Com; retired broker | ||||
| Sanders, Larry | BP | "Gazette" reporter | ||||
| Sandler, Jack | PY | Literary agent | ||||
| Santini, Enrico | LM | Art dealer | from Italy | |||
| Saunders, | FD | NY state police Capt | Belligerent; from White Plains, NY | |||
| Savage, Ann | WM | See Ann Horne | ||||
| Savage, Margaret | WM | W of Raymond & M of Richard & Ann Savage; aunt of Sidney Karnow | Big; extravagant | |||
| Savage, Mr | TR | PR counsel | ||||
| Savage, Raymond | WM | H of Margaret & F of Richard & Ann Savage | ||||
| Savage, Richard "Dickie" | WM | S of Margaret & Raymond Savage | Stock holder | Big; womanizer | ||
| Savarese, F.O. | AV | assist prof of math at Columbia U | Big; blonde; bouyant; tall | |||
| Schane, Morton | m | BD | BF of Angelina Murphy; fiance of Beulah Page | Blackmailer | Dark eyes; glasses; strong chin | |
| Schipple, | G | assist DA | ||||
| Scholl, Mr | MB | Book pub | ||||
| Schriver, Benjamin | PA | Shipping magnate | Round ruddy face | |||
| Schult, Mr | BM | Associate ed Clock mag | Broad; tall | |||
| Schuster, Paul | 29 | CO | Lawyer | Prodigy; quick dark eyes; thin nose | ||
| Schwab, | MC | NYPD cop | ||||
| Schwartz, | BF | Arnold Zeck guard | Pasty face; pointed chin | |||
| Schwartz, | OD | Police Sgt | Square jaw; from St Louis, MO | |||
| Schwartz, L.A. | 60 | BD | Lawyer to Dazy Perrit | Glasses; silent; skinny | ||
| Scott, Pitney | c | LM | Cab driver; LA | A lush | ||
| Scovil, Harlan | v | 60s | TR | Rancher | Eyes twinkle; low voice; tall; tobacco chewer; weathered; from Wyoming | |
| Seaver, Ronald | old | TM | Alias of Kenneth Meer | |||
| Sebor, Dorothy | 50 | FH | Man of Seber Shopping Service | Blue eyes; gray hair; smart | ||
| Servan, Louis | old | TM | Chef at Kanawha Spa, WV | Dean of Les Quinze Maitres; gray mustache; wrinkled face | ||
| Seymour, John Mortan | TC | Lawyer to Thomas Yeager | ||||
| Shanks, Charles E. | GW RB SB | Catalog pub; orchid grower | Fat; keen eyes; short; two chins | |||
| Shanks, Mabel | mid | WW | rec at Glenn Prescott firm | |||
| Shattuck, John Bell | m | BT | See Lucy Valdon | |||
| Shawn, | HW | US Army Col | ||||
| Shepherd, Al | AV | F of Nancy & H of Mrs Shepherd | at storage warehouse | Large brow & eyebrows; surly | ||
| Shepherd, Mrs | AV | W of Al & M of Nancy Shepherd | Graying hair; small round shoulders; thin pointed nose | |||
| Shepherd, Nancylee "Nan" | AV | D of Al & Mrs Shepherd | Man of Madeline Fraser Girls' Club | Chatterbox; cute; gray eyes; light yellow hair; nosy | ||
| Shiff, Oscar | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Shuvalov, Dmitri | TB | Russian secret police | Arrogant; from Albania | |||
| Sievers, George | RD | Police Lt | Bald; large jaw; from Evansville, IN | |||
| Skinner, | F | Mechanic to Manuel Kimball | ||||
| Skinner, Bill | Some | See Main Characters | ||||
| Slim | SB | Jail guard; trustee | Large Adam's apple; skinny; tall; from Crowfield, NY | |||
| Slocum, Joe | GS | Racketeer | ||||
| Small, | F | but to Peter Oliver Barstow | Skinny; tall | |||
| Smalley, Dave | SB | Hired hand to Tom Pratt | Cockeyed nose; dense; fired by Clyde Osgood; runt; skinny | |||
| Smith, John | 50 | SS | Cover name of Frank Erskine's lawyer; offered Wolfe $300,000 bribe to frame Alger Kates, Don O'Neill or Solomon Dexter for murder | |||
| Smith, Sally | BD | Alias of Angelina Murphy in Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||
| Smokey | RB | Custodian at NYC Homicide West HQS | Lame; little | |||
| Snyder, Joan | KN | See Joan Ashby | ||||
| Soffer, Horton | WK | Giants doctor | Bald; glasses; long torso; short legs | |||
| Sol | SM | NYPD cop | ||||
| Sommers, Bonny | BW | See Bonny Kirk | ||||
| Sopko, Mr | PG | Ex-client of Wolfe | Owns yacht "Happygolucky" | |||
| Sorell, Morton | EM | H of Rita Sorell | Multimillionaire | |||
| Sorell [Ramsey], Rita | m | young | EM | W of Morton Sorell | Ex-actress in "Reach for the Moon" | Alluring; blonde; careful; greedy |
| Sperling, Gwenn | 22 | SC | D of James Sr & sis of Jimmy & Madeline Sperling; GF of Louis Rony | Smith grad | Comely; curious; freckles; round face; stubborn | |
| Sperling, Mrs | mid | SC | W of James Sperling Sr; M of Gwenn, Jimmy & Madeline Sperling | Illogical; protective; vacuous; wide mouth | ||
| Sperling [Pendleton], Madeline | 26 | SC | D of James Sr & Mrs Sperling; B of Gwenn & Jimmy Sperling | Attractive; big dark eyes; crush on AG at age 17; oval face; protective; slim | ||
| Sperling Jr, James U. "Jimmy" | c | a28 | SC | S of James Sr & Mrs Sperling; B of Gwenn & Madeline Sperling | Private pilot | Slender; smooth skin; wide spoiled mouth |
| Sperling Sr, James U. | c | mid | SC | F of Gwenn, Jimmy & Madeline Sperling | Chairman Continental Mines Corp | Aggressive; big bones; smiles like an angel; weathered skin |
| Spero, G.G. | SS | FBI agent | ||||
| Stahl, Janet | 20s | CK | Manicurist at Goldenrod Barber Shop | Comely; brown eyes; flighty; long lashes; nice chin; small jaw; straight nose; wants to be an actress | ||
| Stahl, Mr | OB TB | FBI agent | Good eyes & shoulders; polite | |||
| Stapleton, | MW | at Naylor-Kerr, Inc | ||||
| Stara, Alex | TB | Alias of AG in Yugoslavia | ||||
| Stara, Tone | TB | Alias of Wolfe in Yugoslavia | ||||
| Stauffer, Osric "Ossie" | a40 | WW | assist to Noel Hawthorne | Handsome; offers AG $1,000 bribe | ||
| Stebbins, Purley | Most | See Main Characters | ||||
| Steck, | DS | but to Otis Jarrell | Long, sad narrow face; tall; thin | |||
| Stepanian, Woodrow "Woody" | 60s | OD | Owns cultural hall | Black eyes; intelligent; white hair; from Lame Horse, MT | ||
| Stephens, Curly | LM | Character in Paul Chapin's novel | ||||
| Steve | LM | Garage mechanic | ||||
| Steve | TR | NYPD cop | Short; tenor | |||
| Stevens, Harold | BD | Alias AG used to Beulah Page | ||||
| Stevens, Mr | mid | SC | Member Communist Party USA | Glasses; pale; skinny; thin brown hair | ||
| Stritar, Gospo | TB | Secret police chief | Husky; large jaw; from Podgorica, Yugoslavia | |||
| Strong, Tully | AV | sec Madeline Fraser's Sponsor's Council | Glasses; long neck; thin lips | |||
| Sturdevant, Ellen | PY | Author The Color of Passion | ||||
| Sturgis, | RB | NYPD Sgt | ||||
| Sturgis, Cleve | LM | fd of AG | in Pike Co, NY | |||
| Sturtevant, Mr | young | SB | Commercial aviator | Clean face; good-looking; from Crowfield, NY | ||
| Styce, | RB | but to Boyden McNair | ||||
| Sullivan, | CK | NYPD cop | ||||
| Tabb, Jerome | PY | Author; Pres NAAD | ||||
| Tabby | EP | Sneak thief | Quick; small | |||
| Tailor | TC | Code name of AG for Cramer | ||||
| Talbot, Anne | D | W of Henry Talbot | Pretty; shapely | |||
| Talbot, Henry Lewis | D | H of Anne Talbot | Banker | |||
| Talbott, Victor | m | 30s | FO | Fiance of Dorothy Keyes | Industrial salesman | Bold; handsome |
| Tatento, Victor | LD | Lawyer | Dark eyes &skinned; hooked nose | |||
| Tanzer, | F | but to Burke Williamson | ||||
| Tassone, Henri | TM | Chef at Shepheard's Hotel | from Cairo, Egypt | |||
| Tauber, Gil | MD | PI | from Albany, NY | |||
| Teabag | OD | Horse of William Farnham | ||||
| Teague, Mr | TB | sec at US embassy | in Rome, Italy | |||
| Tedder, Harold F. | d | FD | 1st H of Althea Vail | |||
| Tedder, Margot | a21 | FD | D of Althea Vail; sis of Noel Tedder | Pain in the neck; slender; snob; stiff hips | ||
| Tedder, Noel | c | 23 | FD | S of Althea & Harold Vail; B of Margot Tedder | College dropout | Broad shoulders; spoiled; tenor |
| Telesio, Paolo | mid | TB | One-time fd of Wolfe | "SBM insurgent;" Yugoslav agent | Dark; gray hair; quick eyes; wide mouth; from Bari, Italy | |
| Tenzer, Anne | 20s | MH | Niece of Ellen Tenzer | sec with Stopgap Employment Service | Attractive; blond | |
| Tenzer, Ellen | v | a60 | MH | Aunt of Anne Tenzer | Retired RN | Gray hair & eyes; from Mahopac, NY |
| Tescher, Susan | BM | assist dir of research, Clock mag | Brassy hair; comely; gray eyes; slender; "smart" | |||
| Thales, Milton | DD | Alias of Barry Fleming | ||||
| Thayer, Paul | IT | Nephew of Theodore Huck | Offbeat pianist | "Built like a bull"; oddball | ||
| Thistleleaf Lucifer | SB | Guernsey bull of Fred Osgood | ||||
| Thomas, Mr | MW | BD Naylor-Kerr, Inc | ||||
| Thompson, Bill | PA | Cheesemaker | from NJ | |||
| Thompson, George | MB | Alias of AG to Peggy Potter | ||||
| Thompson, Mr | CP | Orchid grower | from England | |||
| Thompson, Mr | DR | VP Bruner Corp | ||||
| Thompson, Mr | OB | Lawyer to Nathaniel Driscoll | Gray hair | |||
| Thompson, Richard "Dick" | m v |
29 | BP | B of Marguerite Hackman | Decorated WW2 marine | Bachelor; committed suicide after a botched murder; drug addict; hot temper; undependable |
| Thorne, Emmy | m | MJ | Finacee of Alec Gallant | dept head at Alec Gallant, Inc | Fine teeth; gray eyes; pretty | |
| Thorne, Emmy | FM | dept head at Alec Gallant, Inc | Blue eyes; pretty; white gold hair | |||
| Thorne, Raymond | FH | TV producer | ||||
| Tiger, Beth | 21 | RD | sten at ROCC | Attractive; black; long lashes; low voice | ||
| Tillotson, Albert | ZC | H of Henrietta Tillotson | ||||
| Tillotson, Henrietta | ZC | W of Albert Tillotson | Fat; liar; matron; offers cop $500 bribe; wrinkled | |||
| Timms, Maryella | CI | sec to Bess Huddleston | Demure eyes; large brow; southern drawl; taught Wolfe several recipes | |||
| Tingley, Arthur | v | 50s | BE | Uncle of Amy Duncan; S of Thomas Tingley | Owns Tingley Tidbits | |
| Tingley, Philip | a30 | BE | S of Martha Judd & Thomas Tingley | Bony face; broad; deep-set eyes; tall | ||
| Tingley, Thomas | d | BE | F of Arthur & Philip Tingley | |||
| Tinkham, | BT | Col US Army Intelligence; ex-PI | Mustache; undersized | |||
| Tite, Mr | BM | pub Clock mag | ||||
| Tolman, Barry | young | TM | Loves Constanza Berin | Prosecuting attorney | Athetic; handsome; from Marlin Co, WV | |
| Tom | BD | Meat agent to Dazy Perrit | ||||
| Tony | AV | Cab driver | from Atlantic City, NJ | |||
| Tony | TR | Coal seller | ||||
| Toracco, Philip | CK | Barber at Goldenrod Barber Shop | Ex-inmate at sanetarium | |||
| Tormic, Neya | c | OB | Alias of Vladanka Donevitch to Wolfe | |||
| Townsend, Mr | young | F | Sells sporting goods | "Like a football player"; snob | ||
| Tracy, Anne | 20s | BO | D of Mr Tracy | sec to W.G. Dill | "Artistic legs"; attractive; composed | |
| Tracy, Mr | old | BO | F of Anne Tracy | Ex-assist superintendent at Rucker & Dill | Geezer; gray hair; old felt hat | |
| Traub, Nathan | 30s | AV | Ad agency exec | Dark hair; smooth, low voice | ||
| Travis, Mr | SS | FBI agent | ||||
| Treble, Gus | young | DT | fd of Andrew Krasicki | assist gardner to Joseph Pitcairn | Loyal | |
| Tremont, Mrs | AV | from prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Troy, Helen | mid | MB | Niece of Frederick Briggs | sten at Corrigan, Phelps, Kustin & Briggs | Giggles; pimples; plump | |
| Truett, Peggy | young | OD | Blonde; from Timberburg, MT | |||
| Truett, Peter | MW | Cover name of AG at Naylor-Kerr Inc | ||||
| Trumbic, | TB | Secret police | from Podgorica, Yugoslavia | |||
| Tufitti, Giuseppe | FH | Rest owner | Italian | |||
| Turner, | WW | but to Noel Hawthorne | ||||
| Turtleback | TR | See William Mollen | ||||
| Tuttle, Louise | mid | AW | W of Vincent Tuttle; sis of Bertram, David & Paul & D of Mr Fyfe | Bony; clips words; nice looking; short hair | ||
| Tuttle, Richard M. | c | LM | Head of Boys' School; LA | |||
| Tuttle, Rose | 26 | CO | Blue eyes; cheerful; pony tail; round face; voluptuous | |||
| Tuttle, Vincent | m | mid | AW | H of Louise Tuttle | Owns drug store | Bald; rumbles |
| Unger, Dorothy | SS | Cover name for Phoebe Gunther | ||||
| Unger, Guy | NW | BF of Marie Willis | Blackmailer | Big round face; mean eyes; offers Wolfe $10,000 bribe; small mouth; womanizer | ||
| Updegraff, Fred | young | BO | Loves Anne Tracy | Gardner at Updegraff Nurseries | Serious chin; wholesome | |
| Upson, Edith | CO | Alias of Elaine Usher | ||||
| Upton, Manuel | 50s | MH | ed Distaff mag | Sad eyes; shrimp; weak; wrinkled | ||
| Urquhart, Ernest | FA | Lobbyist | Quick eyes; white hair | |||
| Usher, Elaine | a40 | CO | M of Faith Usher | Prostitute | Blonde; close-set blue eyes; good skin; oval face | |
| Usher, Faith | v | 20s | CO | D of Elaine Usher & Albert Grantham; roommate of Helen Yarmis | Ex-waitress; salesgirl at Barwick's Florist | Attractive; dainty face & figure |
| Utley, Dinah | v | a30 | FD | sec to Althea Vail | Comely; cool; good hands | |
| Vail [Purcell], Althea (called Maude in ZC) | c m | 48 | FD ZC | W of Jimmy Vail; widow of Harold Tedder | Ex-actress in "Meadow Lark" | Flabby white face |
| Vail, Jimmy | v | 34 | FD | 2nd H of Althea Vail | Ex-comedian | Dark eyes & hair; thin; white face; wide mouth |
| Valdon [Armstead], Lucy | c | 26 | MH RD | Widow of Richard Valdon | Attractive; big gray eyes; flirt; narrow face; thin | |
| Valdon, Richard | d (42) | MH | H of Lucy Valdon | Author of Never Dream Again; His Own Image | Womanizer | |
| Vallenko, Sergei | a50 | TM | Chef at Chateau Montcalm, Québec, Canada | Blonde; Russian; scar under ear | ||
| Vance, Elinor | a22 | AV | Script writer to Madeline Fraser; Smith grad | Attractive; brown eyes | ||
| Vance, Florence | d | FH | M of Floyd Vance; mistress of Cyrus Jarrett | Waitress | ||
| Vance, Floyd | m | 50s | FH | F of Amy Denovo; bastard S of Cyrus Jarrett & Florence Vance | PR counselor | Flabby cheeks; puffy eyes; saggy shoulders; smooth talker; thin hair |
| Vance, James Neville | m | BW | Musician; real estate owner | Baritone; egotist; large chin; smooth face; undersized | ||
| Vardas, Carl | c | CK | H of Tina Vardas | Hat & coat custodian at Goldenrod Barber Shop | Dark; illegal alien; wide mouth | |
| Vardas, Tina | c | young | CK | W of Carl Vardas | Manicurist at Goldenrod Barber Shop | Blue eyes; fair; illegal alien; pointed chin; shapely; smooth face |
| Vardis, Helen | young | IE | Loves Joe Groll | Worker at Blaney & Poor | Big ears; shallow temples; shapely | |
| Varr, Ethel | 19 | CO | Comely; distinctive face; intelligent | |||
| Vassos, Elma | c | 20s | KN | D of Pete Vassos; finacee of Andrew Bosch | sten at Mercer's Bobbins, Inc | Comely; Greek; nice dark hair; small body & face |
| Vassos, Pete | v | mid | KN | F of Elma Vassos | Bootblack to Wolfe | Greek; square leathery face |
| Vaughn, Carlotta "Lottie" | FH | M of Amy Denovo | sec to Adele Jarrett | See Elinor Denovo | ||
| Vaughn, Peter | v | RD | S of Samuel Vaughn | Car salesman at Heron Manhatten, Inc | Blinks; lanky; long; narrow bony face | |
| Vaughn, Samuel | RD | F of Peter Vaughn | Car dealer | |||
| Vawter, Johnny | OD | S of Mort & Mabel Vawter | from Lame Horse, MT | |||
| Vawter, Mabel | mid | OD | W of Mort & M of Johnny Vawter | from Lame Horse, MT | ||
| Vawter, Minnie | F | fd of Mrs T.A. Carter | ||||
| Vawter, Miss | TR | sten to Ramsey Muir; exec rec at Seaboard Products Corp | Cold; jutting ears; thin lips | |||
| Vawter, Mort | mid | OD | H of Mabel & F of Johnny Vawter | Owns Vawter's General Store | from Lame Horse, MT | |
| Vawter, Pete | FA | Head of PI agency | ||||
| Veale, Mr | OD | Attorney Gen of MT | ||||
| Vedder, Malcolm | DM | Actor in "The Primitives" | Elegant fingers; runs fingers through his hair | |||
| Velardi, Balla | NW | Switchboard operator at Bagby Answers, Inc | Bets on horses; long eye lashes; sassy little face; snappy black eyes | |||
| Venner, Sylvia | PG | TV actress in "The Big Town" | Attractive; dimples | |||
| Vetter, Dick | JP | TV master of ceremony | Handsome; sugary voice | |||
| Vick, Dorian | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Victor | BP | Bodyguard of Franco Bacelli | Thug | |||
| Viden, Mr | BM | Farmer | Strong jaw; tall; from Montenegro | |||
| Vilar, Roman | 40s | FA | Pres Vilar Associates (industrial security) | Offers AG $36,000 & Wolfe $120,000 bribes; pointed chin, nose & shoulders | ||
| Vince | young | RM | Cowboy & rodeo contestant | Chunky; little | ||
| Vincent | BM | Doorman at Rusterman's Rest | Square jaw; tall | |||
| Vinson, Ernest | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Vinson, Ted | 23 | BP | "White Plains Dispatch" reporter | |||
| Viscardi, | HW | Sells tarragon to Wolfe | ||||
| Volk, Mr | MW | BD Naylor-Kerr, Inc | ||||
| Vollmer, Edwin A. | Many | See Main Characters | ||||
| Vollmer, Bill | FD | S of Edwin Vollmer | ||||
| Voss, | HW | Col US Army G-2 | ||||
| Voss, Bianca | v | FM MJ | W of Alec Gallant | Abrupt; rude | ||
| Vukcic, Danilo | TB | Nephew of Marko Vukcic; H of Meta & F of Ivan & Zosha | SBM insurgent | Deep-set eyes; wide mouth | ||
| Vukcic, Ivan | 5 | TB | S of Danilo & Meta & B of Zosha Vukcic | |||
| Vukcic, Marko | Many | See Main Characters | ||||
| Vukcic, Meta | young | TB | W of Danilo & M of Ivan & Zosha Vukcic | Black eyes & hair; pretty | ||
| Vukcic, Zosha | 3 | TB | D of Danilo & Meta & sis of Ivan Vukcic | |||
| Waddell, Carter | SB | DA Crowfield, NY | Bubbles; politician; pudgy | |||
| Wade, | PB | NYPD dep com | ||||
| Waldron, Clara | MH | Alias of Carol Mardus | ||||
| Wallen, Jacob | v | CK | Cop at 20th precinct, NYC | |||
| Waller, Jake | FD | Caretaker at Althea Vail estate | Lanky; tall | |||
| Walsh, | PG | Pseudonym of AG | ||||
| Walsh, Michael | c v | 60s | TR | Night watchman | Crusty; runt; wiry | |
| Warder, Henry A. | SS | VP & treasurer at O'Neill & Warder, Inc | ||||
| Watrous, | GS | Billards player | ||||
| Watson, | BO | Horticulturalist | ||||
| Watson, John H. | FM MJ | Alias of AG tp Alec Gallant, Inc | ||||
| Wayne, Nora | WM | Witness to 2nd Sidney Karnow will | ||||
| Weber, Hans | c | LM | LA | |||
| Webster, Arlene | BP | Acquaintance of Elise DuVal | Catty | |||
| Weed, Theodore | 30s | D | Loves Lucy Hazen | Broucher writer to Barry Hazen | Brown hair; large bony jaw | |
| Weinbach, Mr | CI SC | Chemist at Fisher Lab | Hisses; Wolfe often uses him | |||
| Welch, Ed | OD | Deputy | Broad shoulders; dull-witted; weathered; from Timberburg, MT | |||
| Wellman, Joan | v | 26 | MB | D of John Wellman | Reader at Scholl & Hanna pub; Smith grad | Attractive |
| Wellman, John R. | c | mid | MB | F of Joan Wellman | Wholesale grocer | Bald; glasses; plump; short; small nose; from Peoria, IL |
| Wellman, Miss | F | Artist | ||||
| Weltz, Helen | 20s | NW | Switchboard operator at Bagby Answers, Inc | Blonde; blue eyes | ||
| Weltzer, | WW | Prior Wolfe case | ||||
| Weniger, | G | Cheese dealer | ||||
| Wenger, Arthur | a50 | TC | Locksmith | Balding; big ears; skinny | ||
| Wengert, Bill | FA | Times rep | ||||
| Wengert, Mr | HR | fd of AG | FBI official | |||
| Weppler, Frederick | 34 | GW | Marries Margaret Mion | Gazette music critic | Deep-set gray eyes; well-fitted jaw | |
| Wheelock, Carol | 32 | BM | W of James Wheelock | Deep-set eyes; emaciated; from Richmond, VA | ||
| Wheelock, James R. | BM | H of Carol Wheelock | Bookkeeper | from Richmond, VA | ||
| Whipple, Art | BM | NYPD detective | Foot dragger | |||
| Whipple, Dunbar | 23 | RD | S of Paul Whipple; fiance of Susan Brooke | ROCC worker | Black; handsome; jaunty | |
| Whipple, Mr | BE | Lab analyst | ||||
| Whipple, Paul |
c |
21 mid |
F of Dunbar Whipple |
Waiter at Kanawha Spa,
WV assist prof at Columbia U; Howard U grad |
Big; black; muscular Balding; glasses; saggy cheeks |
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| Whitten, Floyd | v | a40 | OF | 2nd H of Mrs Whitten | Ambrosia PR head | Coward; opportunist; smoothie |
| Whitten [Landy], Mrs | m | 54 | OF PB | W of Floyd Whitten; M of Jerome, Mortimer & Phoebe Landy & Eve Bahr | Bossy; firey eyes; healthy; pointed chin | |
| Wilkes, | BF | Jail guard | at Westchester Co, NY | |||
| Wilkinson, | MA | Judge | ||||
| Willetts, | TM | H of Mr Crisler's D | US ambassador | |||
| William | DD | Elevator man at Barry Fleming apt | Pasty face | |||
| Williamson, Burke | c | 40s | AM F TM | F of Tommie & H of Lillian Williamson | Owns hotel chain | Brown hair; deep voice; eats once a year with Wolfe |
| Williamson, Lillian | mid | AM F | W of Burke & M of Tommie Williamson | Active in charities | Elegant; tall | |
| Williamson, Richard A. | PB | Cotton broker | Previous c of Wolfe | |||
| Williamson, Tommie | 4 | AM F | S of Burke & Mrs Williamson | Said to be 8 in AM story; likes Archie | ||
| Willis, Arlene | young | BP | Sec to Jonah Keller | Dimples; perky brunette | ||
| Willis, Caroline Jackson | BP | GF of Jonah Keller | Twice divorced | Man-hungry gold-digger; pretty; rich socialite | ||
| Willis, Lance | BP | Ex-H of Caroline Jackson Willis | Rich | |||
| Willis, Marie | v | young | NW | GF of Guy Unger; fan of Robina Keane | Switchboard operator at Bagby Answers, Inc | Aspiring actress |
| Wilts, | BF | Racketeer | ||||
| Winslow, John R. | ZC | Big; titters | ||||
| Winston, Charles | BM | NY Times rep | ||||
| Winterhoff, Mr | SS | NIA exec com | Man of distinction; mustache | |||
| Witmer, Mr | GS | Witness to Peter Drossos murder | ||||
| W-J (Wrestler-Jockey) | DM | Two-bit PI operative to Herbert Marvel | Barrel torso; small legs | |||
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c v |
22 mid |
Adopted D of Wolfe W of William Britton |
Serving girl to Vladanka Donevitch SBM insurgent |
Attractive; headstrong; impulsive; long lashes; supple | ||
| Wolfe, Nero | All | See Main Characters | ||||
| Woolf, S.J. | TR | Times interviewer/writer | ||||
| Worthington, James Odell | FH | Doctor to Eugene Jarrett | Gray hair; shaggy black eyebrows; tired wide mouth | |||
| Worthy, Wade | m | OD | Alias of Carl Yaeger in MT | |||
| Wragg, Richard | 44 | DR | FBI chief in NYC | Balding; long face; pointed chin | ||
| Wright, Albert | LM | VP Eastern Electric | ||||
| Wright, Angela | GS | ASSADIP exec-sec | Brown hair & eyes; clever; hard-nosed | |||
| Wyatt, Mr | MW | BD Naylor-Kerr, Inc | ||||
| Wylie, | EM | NYPD cop | ||||
| Wynn, Amy | m | 30s | PY | Author Knock at My Door | Ingenuous; NAAD; nose twitches | |
| Yaeger, Carl (aka Wade Worthy) | m | young | OD | Author The Head & the Heart; writing A Stripe of the Tiger: The Life & Works of James Gilmore Rowen | Broad nose; full cheeks; square chin; from St Louis, MO | |
| Yardley, Doug | 30s | BP | Campaign Man of Mona Fentress | Sandy crew cut; square jaw | ||
| Yare, Sarah | v | FM MJ | Actress in "Thumb a Ride" | Pretty | ||
| Yarmack, Vincent | a50 | DR | Sr ed Tick-Tock mag | Glasses; pale eyes; round shoulders; squeaks; tight little mouth | ||
| Yarmis, Helen | young | CO | Roommate of Faith Usher | Big brown eyes; illogical; slender; tall; wide curved mouth | ||
| Yates, Gwendolyn | m | a60 | BE | Production head at Tingley's Tidbits | "Top Sgt" | |
| Yeager, Anne | TC | D of Ellen & Thomas Yeager | College student | |||
| Yeager, Ellen | c | mid | TC | W of Thomas Yeager | curious | |
| Yeager, Thomas G. "Mr House" | v | mid | TC | H of Ellen & F of Anne & Thomas Jr Yeager | exec VP Continental Plastic Products | Pointed nose; small chin; squirrel-like face; womanizer |
| Yeager Jr, Thomas G. | TC | S of Ellen & Thomas Sr & B of Anne Yeager | at Continental Plastics Products | |||
| Yerkes, Charles W. | 44 | G | Banker at Continental Bank & Trust Co | GC | ||
| Yerkes, David | MB | Pseudonym | ||||
| Yerkes, Miss | young | NW | Switchboard operator at Bagby Answers, Inc | |||
| Yerkes, Tom | 60s | CK | Barber at Goldenrod Barber Shop | Bounces around; hot temper; white hair | ||
| Youmans, | GS | NYPD dep com | ||||
| Young, Percy | PG | |||||
| Younger, Philip | old | BM | Irrassible; "Old King Cole"; white hair; from Chicago, IL | |||
| Zarella, Polly | MA | Production head at Daumery & Nieder | Like a street-walker; thick lipstick | |||
| Zabeskie, | HW | US Army Major | ||||
| Zeck, Arnold |
v c |
mid | High society; racketeer | Cold voice; genius; large forehead; precise; shark eyes; thin hair; Wolfe's most dangerous foe | ||
| Zelota, | TM | Chef in Tarragona, Spain | ||||
| Ziegler, | AB | Treasury agent | ||||
| Zimmermann, Mr | PB | Wolfe returned his $40,000 retainer | ||||
| Zodiac Willowdale | SB | Guernsey bull | ||||
| Zorka, | d | OB | Queen | from Montenegro | ||
| Zorka, Madame | OB | Alias of Pansy Bupp | ||||
| Zov, Peter | m | TB | Double agent; secret police | Flat nose; slanting forhead; ugly; from Podgorica, Yugoslovia |