Cast of Characters
- Nero Wolfe — The private investigator
- Archie Goodwin — Wolfe's assistant (and the narrator of all Wolfe stories)
- Orrie Cather — An operative frequently in Wolfe's employ, along with Saul Panzer and Fred Durkin. Orrie's activities in this book are very limited, but the plot centers on his dalliance with Isabel Kerr.
- Jill Hardy — An airline attendant, then termed "stewardess," and Orrie's fiancee
- Isabel Kerr — The murder victim, occupant of a plush apartment, of whom a newspaper wrote, "It does not appear that Miss Kerr was employed anywhere or engaged in any regular activity."
- Stella Fleming — Isabel's sister, whose greatest fear is that Isabel's lifestyle will be publicized
- Barry Fleming — Stella's husband, a mathematics professor
- Avery Ballou — A CEO, a devotee of the works of Rudyard Kipling, and the source of Ms. Kerr's rent and other living expenses
- Julie Jaquette (stage name of Amy Jackson) — A successful nightclub singer and Isabel Kerr's best friend
- Inspector Cramer — Representing Manhattan Homicide
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