The Inmate
The InmateFreida McFadden
Characters in The Inmate
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Brooke Sullivan
A nurse practitioner who returns to her hometown of Raker with her young son and takes the only job on offer — at the prison holding her former boyfriend.
Antagonists
Shane Nelson
Brooke's high-school boyfriend, serving a life sentence for multiple murders, who has always insisted he is innocent.
Supporting characters
Tim Reese
Brooke's childhood friend and neighbour in Raker, now an assistant principal, who offers her and her son a steadying presence.
Pamela Nelson
Shane's fiercely devoted mother.
Josh (The Inmate)
Brooke's ten-year-old son, who moves back to Raker with her.