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In the present
Andrea “Andy” Oliver
An aimless young woman who undertakes a long journey to uncover her mother’s hidden past.
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Laura Oliver
A speech pathologist and Andy’s mother. Her surprising response to a violent crime threatens to expose long-buried secrets.
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Gordon Oliver
A lawyer and Andy’s father. He and Laura maintain contact despite their divorce.
Jonah Helsinger
A psychologically disturbed young man who plans and executes an act of public violence.
Detective Lisa Palazzolo
A local detective investigating a shooting at a local diner.
Samuel “Hoodie” Godfrey Beckett
A man with a criminal background who is sent to threaten and assault Laura.
Mike “Alabama” Knepper
A friendly but mysterious young man who appears unexpectedly at various points in Andy’s journey.
Paula Kunde (née Evans)
A professor of Gender Studies at the University of Texas-Austin. Andy attempts to reach out to her for information about Laura.
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In 1986
Jane “Jinx” Queller
A world-renowned concert pianist in early retirement. She is torn between between feelings of duty to her family and her opposition to the family business.
Martin Queller
Jane’s father and patriarch of the Queller family. He owns QuellCorp, a company that runs healthcare facilities.
Andrew Queller
Jane’s brother, a former drug addict, and a member of the Army for the Changing of the World.
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Jasper Queller
The eldest son of the Queller family. He is poised to take his father’s place at the head of QuellCorp.
Nicholas “Nick” Harp
Jane’s boyfriend and the leader of the Army for the Changing of the World. Nick is a charming but unscrupulous young man who is willing to sacrifice anything for his political ideals.
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Laura Juneau
An American woman who has traveled to Oslo for an economics conference with ulterior motives.
Dr. Alexandra Maplecroft
An economics professor. Her identity is stolen at an economics conference in Oslo.
Paula “Penny” Louise Evans
An obsessive young woman with radical political beliefs.
Agent Danberry
An FBI agent assigned to investigate a murder claimed by a terrorist group called Army of the Changing World.
Clara Bellamy
A retired prima ballerina living on a farmhouse outside Chicago.
Edwin “Tucker” Van Wees
Clara’s husband and a lawyer who defends activists with radical politics in court.
