Murder Road
Characters in Murder Road
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
April Carter
Newlywed and narrator of the story, who carries secrets of her own while she and her husband are pulled into the investigation of the Atticus Line murders.
Eddie Carter
April's husband, whose own past and secrets draw suspicion once the couple are caught up in the murders along the road.
Supporting characters
Rhonda Jean
The injured young woman the couple find walking the roadside; her death before they can get her help sets the whole plot in motion.
Rose Jones
Owner of the bed-and-breakfast in Coldlake Falls where April and Eddie spend the night, a blunt, watchful local who knows the town's history.
Beatrice Snell
One of two teenage sisters who have collected files, clippings and copied police reports on the Atticus Line murders.
Gracie Snell
Beatrice's younger sister, who helps keep the sisters' archive of clippings and police reports on the Atticus Line murders.