Characters in The Hanging Tree

Peter Grant

Police constable and apprentice wizard who narrates the case of a young woman's death at a luxury London flat.

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

Beverley Brook

The goddess of a South London river and Peter's girlfriend, whose older sister's daughter is caught up in the case.

Also in Rivers of London, Broken Homes, Foxglove Summer, The Furthest Station, False Value, Amongst Our Weapons, Stone and Sky

Thomas Nightingale

Peter's veteran wizard mentor at the Folly, who backs him in the confrontation with the Faceless Man.

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, Moon over Soho, Whispers Under Ground, Broken Homes, Foxglove Summer

Sahra Guleed

A Muslim police officer with no magical training who partners with Peter on the investigation.

Also in Whispers Under Ground, Lies Sleeping, Amongst Our Weapons

Cecilia Tyburn Thames

Known as Lady Ty, goddess of the River Tyburn and Beverley's older sister, whose daughter is caught up in the case.