Characters in Anansi Boys

Charles Nancy

Spider (Anansi Boys)

Fat Charlie's brother, who inherited all of their father's godhood, charm and disregard for consequence. He moves into Charlie's flat and begins taking over his life.

Grahame Coats

Charlie's employer at the Grahame Coats Agency, who has been quietly embezzling from his clients.

Tiger (Anansi Boys)

One of the old animal gods, who has never forgiven Anansi for taking the stories away from him and wants them — and his line — back.

Anansi

Rosie Noah

Charlie's fiancée, who pressed him to reconcile with his father before the wedding.

Callyanne Higgler

A neighbour from Charlie's Florida childhood who tells him what his father really was, and that he has a brother.

Maeve Livingstone

A client of the Grahame Coats Agency who works out what her agent has been doing with her money.

Daisy Day

The one police officer investigating the agency's missing money who believes Charlie is innocent, and follows the case out of the country on her own time.