Characters in El laberinto de los espíritus

Daniel Sempere

Owner of the Sempere & Sons bookshop in 1950s Barcelona, haunted by his mother's death and determined to learn who is responsible.

Also in The Shadow of the Wind, The Prisoner of Heaven

Alicia Gris

A young agent of the Spanish secret police, sent from Madrid to investigate a minister's disappearance; the novel's new central figure.

Leandro Montalvo

Alicia's superior, who asks her to take on one last case.

Fermín Romero de Torres

Daniel's loyal, loquacious friend and employee at the bookshop, and a returning favourite of the saga.

Also in The Shadow of the Wind, The Prisoner of Heaven

Mauricio Valls

A senior Francoist official, introduced in The Prisoner of Heaven, whose disappearance in 1959 sets the investigation in motion.

Also in The Prisoner of Heaven

Beatriz Aguilar

Known as Bea, Daniel's wife, who helps run the family bookshop and supports him through his search.

Also in The Shadow of the Wind, The Prisoner of Heaven

Julian Sempere

Daniel's young son, who gains importance as the story unfolds.

Also in The Prisoner of Heaven

Fernandito

Juan Manuel Vargas

Police captain and Alicia's partner on the Valls case, with whom she shares a prickly working relationship.

Rodrigo Hendaya

A police figure who inherits the cruel role of the saga's earlier villain Fumero.