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Book cover of The Christmas Guest
The Christmas GuestPeter Swanson

Characters in The Christmas Guest

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Ashley Smith

    An American art student in London who accepts a last-minute invitation to spend Christmas at Starvewood Hall, where she becomes entangled in a local mystery.

Supporting characters

  • Emma Chapman

    Ashley's classmate who invites her to her family's Cotswold manor house for Christmas.

  • Adam Chapman

    Emma's aloof and handsome brother, who is under investigation by local police for a recent murder.

  • The mysterious stranger

    A figure who haunts the woodland path between Starvewood Hall and the local pub.