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The HunterTana FrenchCal Hooper, book 2

Characters in The Hunter

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Cal Hooper

    A retired Chicago police detective who moved to a village in the west of Ireland and has been trying to keep out of other people's business ever since.

    Also in The Searcher, The Keeper

  • Trey Reddy

    A teenager from the mountain who learns carpentry at Cal's workbench, and who is carrying a plan of her own about her brother.

    Also in The Searcher, The Keeper

Antagonists

  • Johnny Reddy

    Trey's father, back in Ardnakelty after years away, with an English investor and a scheme about gold in the mountain.

Supporting characters

  • Lena Dunne

    A widow of the townland and Cal's partner, who reads Ardnakelty more clearly than he does.

    Also in The Searcher