Dramatis Personae
Named characters in the novel. Please note that some characters are listed multiple times, and that characters are not necessary listed in the order they were introduced in the novel. Please also note that women that Jim dated are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Maston, Ohio
Kowalski family:
Alexander Kowalski, Sr. and wife Doris Kowalski
Alexander Kowalski, Jr (elder son)
James (Jim) John Kowalski married *Carrie Cane Kowalski
Schmidt family:
Scott Schmidt and wife Elizabeth Schmidt (moved to Tennessee)
Wayne Schmidt (eldest, Vietnam veteran)
Diana Schmidt Rivers (moved to Tennessee)
Robert (Bert) Ferguson Schmidt married Jo Flanagan Schmidt
Maston public schools:
Mrs. Greene (3rd grade teacher)
Mrs. Winchester (7th grade English teacher)
*Ellie Harkness (majorette, classmate to Bert)
Westside Christian Church:
Mrs. Green (member)
Harold (Hal) Song (lawyer and Sunday School teacher)
Pastor Williams (head minister)
Other:
Kenny Bishop (chiropractor)
Ben Apple (Maston City policeman, later fireman)
*Katherine (research librarian)
*Carrie Cain Kowalski married Jim Kowalski
Bowling Green, Ohio
Kohl Hall, BGSU:
Rick Daniels (next-door dorm mate to Jim and Bert)
Jeff Land (dorm mate to Jim and Bert)
Larry (resident advisor)
Don Butcher (dorm dad)
University Christians (UC):
Bud (Bruiser) Miller (campus minister) and wife Jeanie Miller
Jeff Land (co-coordinator and later Methodist minister) and wife Tammy Hunt Land
Richard (Rick) Daniels and wife Rhonda Oaks Daniels
Sven (from Cleveland)
*Betsy Burkhart (from Findlay)
Monica (co-coordinator)
Steward (Stu) Singer (campus minister)
*Cheryl (Art major from Cleveland area)
*Sheila Harmes (from Toledo)
Lewis Hubert, Jr. (Air Force ROTC) (engaged to Gail Franz, then married another)
*Gail Franz (from Cleveland area)
Lola (from Findlay)
Other:
Barry Calhoon (Wood County prosecutor, landlord to Jim and Bert)
Billy Hoffman (roommate to Jim and Bert, from Bowling Green area)
Ralph Eckard (roommate to Jim and Bert)
Toledo, Ohio
Maple Hill Apartment Co.
James (Jim) John Kowalski married *Carrie Cane Kowalski
Robert (Bert) Ferguson Schmidt married Jo Flanagan Schmidt
Richard (Rick) Daniels and wife Rhonda Oaks Daniels
Maumee Valley Hospital:
Dr. Patel (chairman, Dept. of Cost Containment, Bert’s boss)
Walter (administrative assistant, Dept. of Cost Containment, co-worker to Bert)
Pam (secretary, Dept. of Cost Containment, co-worker to Bert)
Ashok (programmer, Dept. of Cost Containment, co-worker to Bert; later president of Morningstar)
Mark Clipper (co-worker to Bert Schmidt, programmer) and wife May Clipper
Northgate Christian Church:
Reggie Diamond (minister)
Joe Parker (elder)
Morningstar:
Ashok (president, Bert’s boss)
Paul Baum (co-worker to Bert)
Other:
“Old Man” Ishmael (owner, Ishmael and Associates, Jim’s boss)
Jerry Feinstein (encyclopedia company office manager) and wife Rose (modeling agency)
Mr. Kim (owner of an engineering firm, Jim’s boss)
Vinnie Taliferro, (proprietor of a catering house, Jo’s boss)
Findlay, Ohio
Gene Flanagan and wife Louise Flanagan
Jo Flanagan Schmidt married Bert Schmidt
Fae Flanagan married Gerald Fischer
Dusty (male Cocker Spaniel dog)
Independence, Ohio
Robert (Bert) Ferguson Schmidt married Jo Flanagan Schmidt
Shadoe Noire (female Portuguese Water Dog)
Charlie (male mixed breed dog)
Patti (next door neighbor)
John Cooper (CIO of NimbleTech, Bert’s boss)
Alfonzo Taliferro (propitiator of Olympia, Garden of the Gods, a catering house, Jo’s boss)
Sharon McGill, (co-worker at Olympia to Jo)
Akron, Ohio
Rebecca “Becky” Forks (computer operator at Goodstone Tyre & Rubber Co., co-worker to Bert)
Billie Walton (department manager for Operations at Goodstone Tyre & Rubber Co., Bert’s boss)
Cleveland, Ohio
Satan (the Devil, driving (apparently) a Lamborghini Diablo)
Michael (Archangel, driving (apparently) a Lamborghini Countach)
Don King (Dean of Cuyahoga County Junior College, Bert’s boss)
Bobby (worker at an animal shelter)
Alaska
Gail (candidate for Ph. D in History, friend of the Governor)
Government
Hill AFB, Utah:
Mary Osborne (Country-Western singer)
Colonel Lewis Hubert, Jr. (Air Force, base commander at Hill AFB)
Captain Samuels (Air Force, head of Base Security)
Airman Michael Smith (Air Force, Base Security)
Airman William Davis (Air Force, Base Security)
Washington, DC:
Jack (Jim’s supervisor when Jim was building a data center)
Jerry (Jack’s supervisor)
Lawrence Smythe (Lieutenant, RCMP)
Navy:
Capt. Finangle (Navy Captain, aviator, assaulted Sheila Harmes in Detroit)
Kidnappers:
Roy (team leader)
Tom (second in command)
Lisa (former CIA operative)
Toby (forensic accountant)
Bob (hacker)
Wendover Air Force Base, Wendover, Utah:
Colonel Lewis Hubert, Jr. (base commander, Hill AFB)
Major Paul Winchester
Sergeant Jane Weatherby (day shift)
Airman Wanda Smitts (day shift)
Airman Jones (night shift)
Airman Bradley (day shift)
FBI:
Special Agent Richard Burney (Cleveland Field Office)
Special Agent in Charge Hugo Gekker (Cleveland Field Office)
Susan (administrative assistant, Cleveland Field Office)
Toronto, Canada
Lawrence Smythe (Lieutenant, RCMP)
Real people mentioned by name (in alphabetic order)
Abigail (of Israel, wife of Nabal, and after his death, wife of David)
Ahab (of Israel, husband of Jezebel, king of the northern kingdom of Israel)
Ahaziah (son of Ahab, king of the northern kingdom of Israel)
Bathsheba (of Israel, wife of Uriah, and after his death, wife of David. Also, mother of Solomon)
Johnny Carson (American comedian and entertainer)
Roy Clark (American singer)
William (Bill) Clinton (42nd President of the United States)
David (2nd King of Israel)
Neil Diamond (American singer)
Eliab (of Israel, oldest brother to David)
Elijah (of Israel, prophet to northern kingdom of Israel)
Goliath (Philistine warrior)
Robert Heinlein (American author)
Frank Herbert (American author)
Hirohito (Emperor of Japan during WWII)
Bob Hope (British-born American entertainer)
Jacob (son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham)
Jehoshaphat (King of Judah)
Jesus (of Israel, founder of Christianity)
Jezebel (daughter of the king of Tyre, wife of Ahab)
Joab (of Israel, chief general of Israel’s army under David)
Billy Joel (American singer)
Jonathan (of Israel, son of Saul, crown prince of Israel)
Vladimir Lenin (1st dictator of the USSR)
CS Lewis (English theologian and author)
Abraham Lincoln (16th President of the United States)
George Lucas (American film director)
Mephibosheth (of Israel, son of Jonathan)
Naboth (of northern kingdom of Israel, who owned a vineyard next to King Ahab’s palace, and was executed on false testimony arranged by Jezebel)
Nathan (of Israel, prophet to David)
Ronald Reagan (40th President of the United States)
Tsar Nicholas II (Romanov) (last Tsar of White Russia) and wife Alexandra
Linda Ronstadt (American singer)
Samson (Judge of Israel and fighter who single-handedly killed thousands of Philistines)
Saul (1st King of Israel)
Dr. Seuss (American author)
Solomon (3rd King of Israel, son of David and Bathsheba)
Uriah (of Israel, first husband of Bathsheba)
Alvin York (American WWI soldier)