Al Rokeby – Son of Jonny Rokeby and Jenny Graham. Brother of Edward Rokeby. Al is the only Rokeby sibling that Strike has contact with, and makes his first appearance in the second novel, The Silkworm. Ciara Porter tells Strike that he knows Al and his brother Eddie.

Baz Carmichael – Ciara Porter tells Strike that Baz did a collection two seasons back called “Supergroupie” and Leda Strike and Bebe Buell were the whole inspiration.

Bebe Buell – One of the inspirations for Baz Carmichael’s “Supergroupie” collection.

Benjy Dunne – Tansy and Freddie had spent some time in the company of the Dunnes on the night Lula died. At Cipriani, Tansy says she needed to take the line of coke after that.

Bernie Coleman – One of Strike’s acquaintances in the Army Medical Corps who had once explain to Strike that the majority of the symptoms associated with a crashing hangover are due to dehydration and hypoglycaemia.

Brett Fearney – The name, real or fake, of the man who stabbed Liam Yates, a police informant. Strike gives Brett’s whereabouts to Wardle in exchange for the Lula Landry case file. Strike received this information from Shanker, though he isn’t named.

Brian Mathers – An ex-client of Strike’s who continues to send him weekly death threats on pink paper with kittens on. Mathers existence is useful in catching Lula Landry’s killer at the end of the book.

Bryant – An officer with the Met police who searched Deeby Mac’s flat at 18 Kentigern Gardens. He knocked over the crystal vase containing white roses which Freddie Bestigui had left for Deeby Macc.

Carianne – A woman who resides in the St Elmo’s hostel for the homeless. She doesn’t believe Rochelle cared that Lula died.

Carla Astolfi – Jonny Rokeby’s second wife, from 1975 to 1979, with whom he had two daughters, the TV presenter Gabriella Rokeby, and jewellery designer Daniella Rokeby.

Mr Chakrabati – Cormoran Strike’s consultant for his leg. Lucy asks him if he’d seen Chakrabati recently in which he lies that he had “fairly recently.”

Colin McLeod – One of the three security men who works at 18 Kentigern Gardens.

Conway Oates – A wealthy client of the law firm Landry, May, Patterson. The law firm had some trouble with Conway Oates’ finances, which keeps Tony Landry and John Bristow busy.

Mr Crowdy – The graphic designer occupying the office below Strike’s. Robin borrows coffee and mugs from him on her first day working for Strike.

David Carr – In 1975, he was a new guitarist of Jonny Rokeby’s band The Deadbeats. He was arrested after a drug bust in LA during the record-breaking tour for the platinum album Hold It Back.

Dez – Marlene Higson’s ex-boyfriend who she had a son with.

Dickie Carbury – He had a house party the Saturday before Lula died. Lula, Evan, and Ciara were invited, and Freddie Bestigui showed up with the hope that he’d be able to get Lula to agree to be in one of his films. At the party, Evan and Lula had a commitment ceremony – they’d been back together for two days.

Edward Rokeby – Jonny Rokeby and Jenny Graham’s son. Brother of Al Rokeby, half-brother of Cormoran Strike.

Elena – Freddie Bestigui’s assistant.

Ellie Carreira – Evan Duffield invited Ellie over to his place the day before Lula died, to do some songwriting together, and to make Lula jealous. Lula was particularly jealous of Ellie because she knew her and Evan had previously had sex.

Elsa – Someone who worked for Guy Somé before he sacked her for “fucking up” his car booking on the night he returned from Japan.

Fergus Keane – Evan Duffield buys himself and Lula matching bangles from him, for their commitment ceremony at Dickie Carbury’s.

Gabriella Rokeby – A television presenter; daughter of Jonny Rokeby and Carla Astolfi.

Gary Topley – A Sergeant who died in the Viking explosion in Afghanistan in which Strike lost his leg.

Geoffrey Hook – A target under surveillance; the husband of Strike’s client, Mrs Hook. Strike photographs him with a red-haired woman at Ealing Broadway Tube station.

Ian Robson – One of the three security men who works at 18 Kentigern Gardens. Wilson took over from Robson on the night Lula died because he was feeling ill. Wilson caught whatever Robson had and spent some time on the toilet the night Lula died.

Janine – A woman who resides in the St Elmo’s hostel for the homeless in Hammersmith.

Jason – Derrick Wilson’s nephew in Afghanistan, of the Helmand Province, Signals, in British military. Lula Landry gave Wilson an autograph to give to Jason for his birthday, and frequently asked about him afterwards.

Jenny Graham – Jonny Rokeby’s wife, from 1981 to present-day. Jenny and Jonny have two sons, Edward Rokeby and Al Rokeby.

Joey – The only customer in The Ordnance Arms, apart from Strike and Marlene Higson.

Mr and Mrs Kolchak – A Ukrainian couple who moved into Flat 2 in 18, Kentigern Gardens, after Lula Landry died.

Lechsinka – A Polish cleaner who works at 18 Kentigern Gardens. Strike tries to question her while she’s cleaning the second-floor flat. She had overhead Bristow and Lula arguing the morning before she died.

Liam Yates – A police informant who was stabbed off Ealing Broadway. The stabber’s whereabouts, from Shanker, is used as leverage to get the Lula Landry case file from Wardle.

Lindsey Fanthrope – An actress who has a daughter, Prudence Donleavy, with rockstar Jonny Rokeby.

Lindsey Parr – Tansy Bestigui does Pilates with Parr, instead of using the Kentigern Gardens facilities, to the annoyance of Freddie Bestigui.

Mrs Hook – Strike’s only client besides John Bristow. Her case file is No. 12. When she turns up at the office, she’s wearing an orange coat and a knitted purple berret. Strike tells Robin that she likes pottery, and thinks her husband is having an affair with an accountant. Robin helps calm Mrs Hook after Strike gives her the news that her husband is sleeping with her sister.

Maggie – A friend Strike’s client Brian Mathers’ wife who she goes to bingo with. Brian doesn’t believe she is actually going to bingo with Maggie, but instead sleeping with someone.

Maimie Rokeby – The daughter of Jonny Rokeby and his first wife Shirley Mullens.

Margo Leiter – Someone who told Bryony Radford that Guy Somé had seen a spiritualist to try and contact Lula after she died.

Mary – Yvette Bristow’s MacMillan nurse.

Mel – A woman who works in Vashti boutique.

Melanie Telford – The author of an article about Lula Landry that Robin reads out to Strike. (Part 2, Chapter 1)

Mick – A chauffeur from Execars who was driving Lula on the night before she died. Her usual driver, Kieran, was driving Deeby Macc instead.

Mo Innes – Evan Driffield lived with Mo briefly, but he tells Ciara that it “didn’t work out”. Evan and Lula got back together at Mo Innes party, two days before their commitment ceremony.

Nigel Clemente – Evan Duffield’s agent. Robin tries to arrange an interview with Evan through Nigel but is unsuccessful.

Pansy Marks-Dillon – In Cipriani, Tansy and Ursula see that Pansy is wearing a Daumier-Cross coat, which there is a waiting list for. Tansy says, “easy to be on the best-dressed list if your husband’s got fifty mill.”

Prudence Donleavy – A Jungian therapist. She is the daughter of Jonny Rokeby and actress Lindsey Fanthrope, who were never married.

Reuben – A client of law firm Landry, May, Patterson. John Bristow arranges to meet him to take him through all the deposits and drawings.

Rick Fantoni – Strike’s half-sister Lucy’s father. A famous musician.

Ritchie – Someone who hosted a party “upstairs” the day Strike first met Charlotte at a party in Oxford.

Shirley Mullens – Jonny Rokeby’s first wife, from 1969 to 1973, with whom he had a daughter, Maimie.

Shona Holland – In exchange for the Landry case file, Strike tells Wardle. “There’s a girl who works in Betbusters on the Hackney Road called Shona Holland. She lives in a rented flat two streets away from the bookie’s. She’s got an unwelcome house guest at the moment called Brett Fearney”.

Shumba – A white Rastafarian who Leda dated for some time. Leda, Strike and Lucy lived with Shumba in a flat on Atlantic Road in Brixton. Leda and Shumba tried to home-school Strike and Lucy, but all Strike learned was that cannabis smoke rendered the individual dull and paranoid.

Stephen Ellacott – Robin’s eldest brother. She remembers Stephen crying when their Labrador got put down.

Tracey – An ex-colleague and girlfriend of Cormoran Strike. They remain friends. Lucy had hoped Strike would one day marry her. Tracey is, however, now married with a child. Strike had meant to send her flowers but never got round to it.

Trudie – A red-haired woman who works for Guy Somé. She brings Strike and Somé mint tea and an ashtray. Upon leaving, Strike hears Somé saying, “‘I know what you’re thinking, Trudie. You’re imagining him taking you roughly from behind, aren’t you? Aren’t you, darling? Big rough soldier boy,’ and Trudie’s squeal of shocked laughter.”

Vivian Cranfield – A woman who lived above Marlene Higson (Lula’s biological mother) and spoke about her to the press.

Winifred – Rochelle Onifade’s aunt who lives in Kilburn.

Whycliff – Evan Duffield’s drug dealer. On the night Lula died, Duffield met with Wycliff, which provided him with an alibi. Whycliffe is an ex-public schoolboy with a habit worse than Duffield’s.