Secret Window, Secret Garden

Characters List:

Character Name Description

Bruno		 Patty Champion's dog

Bump		 Morton Rainey's cat.

Cat		 In a nursery rhyme thought of by Morton Rainey.

God		 Mentioned in passing

Jesus		 Mentioned in passing

?, Abby		 Woman in Morton Rainey's latest book. She was cheating on her husband George

?, Delores		 Lady friend of Herb Creekmore

?, George Name in Morton Rainey's latest book.		 

Ames, Ed		 Singer mentioned in passing

Baez, Joan		 Mentioned in passing

Bassinger, Don		 Owned a house on the Tashmore Lake. An alcoholic

Block, Lawrence		 Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Bowie, Gerda		 Works at "Bowie's" take-out on Tashmore Lake

Bradley, ?		 Police detective Investigating the fire at the Rainey's house in Derry, Maine.

Caldwell, Erskine		 Author mentioned in passing

Carstairs, ?		 Son of Greg Carstairs

Carstairs, Greg		 Caretaker at Morton Rainey's house on Tashmore Lake.

Carstairs, Megan		 Daughter of Greg Carstairs.

Carstairs, Mrs.		 Wife of Greg Carstairs & Mother of Megan Carstairs

Champion, Patricia (Patty)		 Neighbor & friend of Amy Rainey in Derry, Maine.

Clapton, Eric		 Musician listened to by Morton Rainey

Creekmore, Herb		 Friend and literary agent of Morton Rainey.

Dillard, Annie		 Author mentioned in passing

Dowd, Amy		 Maiden name of Amy Rainey & later Amy Milner

Dowd, Mrs.		 Mother of Amy Dowd

Downey, Mrs.		 Character from "Secret Windows, Secret Gardens"

Downey, Todd		 Character in the book "Secret Window, Secret Garden".

Evans, Fred		 Investigator for Consolidated Assurance Company

Faulkner, William		 John Shooter looked like a character from one of his novels

Fortin, Isabelle		 Lived across the street from Amy Rainey in Derry, Maine

Gavin, Mrs.		 Cleaner at Morton Rainey's house on Tashmore Lake.

Grape, Moby		 Mentioned in passing

Greenleaf, Mrs.		 Wife of Tom Greenleaf.

Greenleaf, Tom		 70 Year old caretaker at Lake Tashmore.

Hardy, Thomas		 Author mentioned in passing

Havelock, Mrs.		 Character in Morton Rainey's short story "Sowing Season".

Havelock, Tommy		 Character in Morton Rainey's short story "Sowing Season".

Hemmingway, Ernest		 Author thought of by Morton Rainey

Highsmith, Patricia		 Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Hoch, Edward D.		 Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Hoffa, Jimmy		 Mentioned in passing

Jaffery, Marianne		 Works at Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

Johnson, Lyndon		 President mentioned in passing

Jones, Tom		 Singer mentioned in passing

Kennedy, John F.		 President killed in 1963

Kintner, John		 He went to Bates College with Morton Rainey.

Landers, Ann		 Mentioned in passing

Lennon, John		 Mentioned in passing

McBain, Ed		 Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Milner, Amy		 Married name of Amy Rainey (Nee Amy Dowd). Wife of Ted Milner

Milner, Ted		 Real estate agent that was having an affair with Amy Rainey, and later married her.

Newsome, Dave		 Tashmore Lake Constable.

Oswald, Lee Harvey		 Mentioned in passing

Palmer, Charles		 Assistant editor of Aspen Quarterly.

Perkins, Richard Jr.		 Teacher of Morton Rainey at Bates College.

Proust, Marcel		 Author mentioned in passing

Rainey, Amy		 Ex-wife of Morton. Married name of Amy Dowd. She later married Ted Milner

Rainey, Morton		 Writer that has a bad case of split personality.

Rendell, Ruth		 Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Savalas, Telly		 Bald actor

Shooter, John		 Man who accused Morton Rainey of stealing his story "Secret Window, Secret Garden".

Shooter, Mr.		 Father of John Shooter

Stoker, Juliet		 Worked at the post office at Tashmore Glen

Strick, Don		 Consolidated Assurance Company agent

Trotts, Sonny		 Painted the Methodist Parish Hall with Tom Greenleaf

Wayne, John		 Actor impersonated by Herb Creekmore

Whittaker, Roger		 Singer listened to by Sonny Trotts

Wickersham, Mr.		 Fire chief that investigated the fire in the Rainey house in Derry, Maine

Wyeth, N.C.		 Artist

Young, Henry		 Told Morton Rainey about seeing a man with his wife.