Layer Cake (novel) - Characters

Characters

  • The Narrator - A savvy 29-year old drug dealer hoping to pack up his earnings and leave the game to live life as "a gentleman of leisure" when he reaches the age of 30.
  • Mister Mortimer - A black ex-convict with a short temper. He is the Narrator's closest friend and one of the reasons why the Narrator has been able to carry on business so long.
  • James Lionel Price - Kingpin and drug lord, fancies himself the "don" of northern London's entire drug enterprise.
  • Gene - Jimmy Price's loyal gundog.
  • Edward Temple - A business contractor and wealthy socialite. Reluctant buddy of Jimmy Price.
  • Charlotte Temple - Edward's uncontrollable, run-away daughter.
  • Trevor Atkins (aka Kinky) - Charlotte's boyfriend. A cocaine addict.
  • The Duke - A flashy and careless gangster who steals a large shipment of ecstasy pills.
  • Sidney - Old friend and errand boy of the duke.
  • Tammy - Sidney's pseudo-girlfriend and the Narrator's love interest.
  • Clarkie - Narrator's protégé, who is also a member of one of London's leading crime families. Narrator takes Clarkie on as a protégé, partly out of favor and respect for Clarkie's family.
  • Terry - Morty's protégé. As Clarkie is the future "brains" of the operation, Terry is the future "muscle" of the operation.
  • Klaus - A sadistic German bent on retrieving the Ecstasy pills stolen by the Duke and his team.
  • Freddie Hurst - An annoying, obese figure from Morty's past. Also, one of the primary reasons for Morty's incarceration.
  • Cody Garret (aka Billy Bogus) - An old childhood friend of Narrator. He is an exceptional con-man, with a knack for mimicry and impersonation.
  • Nobby - Employee of Loveland, Morty's sex shop front.
  • Mister Troop - Ex-military, head bodyguard of Edward Temple.
  • Lawrence Francis Gower (aka 'Crazy' Larry Flynn) -A crazed homosexual gangster who was friends with Gene and Morty. Gene was forced to kill him after Larry went "overboard" and started strangling rent boys
  • Albie Carter - Jimmy Price's connection with the Regional Crime Squad.

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