Characters in The Lovely Bones

Susie Salmon

A fourteen-year-old girl who narrates the novel from the afterlife after being murdered.

George Harvey

The Salmons' outwardly unremarkable neighbor who rapes and murders Susie.

Jack Salmon

Susie's father, whose grief hardens into an obsessive certainty about her killer.

Lindsey Salmon

Susie's younger sister, who grows up in the shadow of the murder.

Abigail Salmon

Susie's mother, who withdraws from the family under the weight of loss.

Ruth Connors

A classmate who senses Susie's spirit as it flees toward heaven.

Buckley Salmon

Susie's four-year-old younger brother, too young to fully grasp her death, who tries to comfort their parents.

Ray Singh

Susie's classmate and first love, briefly suspected of her murder before being cleared.

Len Fenerman

The police detective assigned to investigate Susie's disappearance and murder.

Clarissa

Holly