Billy Summers
Characters in Billy Summers
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Billy Summers
Marine-sniper-turned-hitman and Iraq War veteran who takes one last contract, killing only men he judges deserve it, before trying to disappear.
Antagonists
Roger Klerke
Wealthy media magnate who orchestrated the killing Billy is hired to avenge and orders Billy's death to eliminate loose ends.
Supporting characters
Alice Maxwell (Billy Summers)
Young woman Billy rescues after a sexual assault; becomes his companion in hiding and, in the novel's frame, finishes his manuscript.
Nick Majarian
Las Vegas-based crime figure who hires Billy for the final job and is implicated in the double-cross that follows it.
Bucky Hanson
Billy's longtime broker and friend, who arranges his identities, safe house and weapons for the job.
Minor characters
Joel Allen
The sniper wanted for murder whom Billy is contracted to kill; his death and its cover-up set the novel's betrayal plot in motion.