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Book cover of Dead of Winter
Dead of WinterDarcy Coates

Characters in Dead of Winter

8 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Christa (Dead of Winter)

    Narrator and heroine, who joins the Rocky Mountains tour hoping to move past a traumatic history.

Supporting characters

  • Kiernan (Dead of Winter)

    Christa's boyfriend, who brings her on the Rockies trip and is caught up in the storm with her.

  • Denny (Dead of Winter)

    A traveller in the tour group who journeys with his son Grayson, the two bound by shared grief.

  • Grayson (Dead of Winter)

    Denny's son, travelling with his father on the mountain tour.

  • Hutch Huang

    A young DJ among the strangers sheltering in the cabin.

  • Simone (Dead of Winter)

    A stern, practical woman in the tour group.

  • Blake (Dead of Winter)

    A group member who recently lost his job, a former 911 dispatcher.

  • Alexis (Dead of Winter)

    A fellow traveller who becomes a close friend to Christa as they hunt for the killer.