18 chapters [ goodreads ] blake's grave 0: January River Cartwright ("He was of average height, this young man River Cartwright; was fair-haired and pale-skinned, with grey eyes that often seemed inward-looking, a sharpish nose and a small mole on his upper lip.") David 'O.B.,' Cartwright, Old Bastard, River's grandfather James 'Spider' Webb 'tannoy' = UK loudspeaker/PA system Diana ' Lady Di' Taverner, second desk Inspector Samms Dogs 1: October, Tuesday Jackson Lamb (' Timothy Spall gone to seed') Sidonie ' Sid' Baker, hot redhead Jed Moody, ex-Dog, thickset, chews gum, air of repressed violence Robert Hobden (journalist) Roderick 'Roddy' Ho Catherine Standish, 49yo alcoholic Min Harper, left secrets on train Louisa Guy Struan Loy Kay White, noisy Peter Judd [ Pincher Martin] dob in = tattle on 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18