Characters in Moon over Soho

Peter Grant

A London police constable and apprentice wizard who narrates the story and chases a magical killer through Soho's jazz scene.

Also in Rivers of London, The Home Crowd Advantage, The Domestic, Whispers Under Ground, Broken Homes, Foxglove Summer, The Furthest Station, The Hanging Tree, A Rare Book of Cunning Device, Lies Sleeping

Dr Walid

Gastroenterologist and cryptopathologist who examines the magical traces left on the dead musicians.

Also in Rivers of London, The Home Crowd Advantage, Broken Homes

Thomas Nightingale

Detective Chief Inspector and head of the Folly, the last officially practising wizard in England and Peter's teacher.

Also in Thomas and David, Casterbrook, Easter 1914, The Masquerades of Spring, Nightingale: London 1966, Molly: London, 2011, Rivers of London, The Home Crowd Advantage, Whispers Under Ground, Broken Homes, Foxglove Summer, What Abigail Did That Summer

Lesley May

Peter's fellow constable and friend, on medical leave for much of the book.

Also in Rivers of London, Whispers Under Ground, Broken Homes, Foxglove Summer, Lies Sleeping, Amongst Our Weapons

Simone Fitzwilliam

A freelance jazz journalist whose knowledge of the Soho scene draws Peter in.

Miriam Stephanopoulos

A detective sergeant who effectively runs the murder inquiry that Peter's magical work runs alongside.

Also in Amongst Our Weapons

Harold Postmartin

The official archivist and historian of English wizardry, consulted for the history behind the case.

Also in Broken Homes, Amongst Our Weapons