Death in Her Hands
Death in Her HandsOttessa Moshfegh
Characters in Death in Her Hands
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Vesta Gul
A recently widowed seventy-two-year-old whose walk in the woods and a stray note spiral her into an invented mystery.
Supporting characters
Magda (Death in Her Hands)
The woman named in the note Vesta finds, whose supposed murder Vesta sets out to solve though she may never have existed.
Charlie (Death in Her Hands)
Vesta's beloved dog and constant companion on her walks in the woods.
Walter (Death in Her Hands)
Vesta's late husband, whose image in her memory shifts as her recollections grow more honest.