Description
Bag of Bones been described as a "haunted love story" by some, and the best thing that King has ever written by others. It's about a man, a best-selling writer named Mike Noonan, who is suffering writer's block after the death of his wife Johanna.Mike seeks solitude, and the answers to his strange dreams at his lakeside house on Dark Score Lake, but that is just the start of his problems. You see his is not the only one inhabiting his house - it's haunted, and the ghost is not always nice!
To further complicate Mike's life, he saves Kyra, the daughter of recently widowed Mattie Devore, and the two of them quickly become good friends. But Kyra's grandfather, millionaire Max Devore, is not happy with the situation and wants Kyra to live with him.
Mike dislikes the bullying and intimidation, so he offers to hire a lawyer to help Mattie with the custody case. Mike also continues looking into the strange voices he hears in his house, and his strange dreams of the past - dreams which Kyra Devore feature in, and Kyra remembers them the same as Mike!
Things take an interesting turn when Max Devore commits suicide, and Mattie is shot and killed by the local police officer. A bad storm hits town, almost killing Mike and Kyra, and the strange Rogette Whitmore, Max Devore's assistant, tries to kill them both.
Published
1998 ScribnerDedication
This is for Naomi. Still.People
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ?, Angelina | Snake Woman that was in Mike Noonan's 'dream' of the early 1900's |
| ?, Audrey | Short Order cook at the Village Cafe |
| ?, Bryn | Friend of Johanna Noonan that went on a trip with her to Ireland |
| ?, Earl | Morning news guy seen on TV |
| ?, Florence | Aunt of Mattie Stanchfield. Mattie lived with her for 2 years when her parents died. They did not get on well together, and she refused to give permission for Mattie to marry Lance Devore until Mattie told her she was pregnant. Worked in the Castle Rock Gortex factory |
| ?, Francine | Nutty Aunt of Mike Noonan. Mike's mothers sister. She had broken her hip the previous June |
| ?, Kelli | Waitress in Key Largo that Mike Noonan liked while on holidays |
| ?, Nola | Worked at Harold Oblowski's Literary Agency |
| ?, Vince | Morning weatherman seen on TV |
| ?, Willy | Boy in Mike Noonan's 'dream' of the early 1900's. Hit a baseball over the fence |
| A Flock Of Seaguls | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Ackerman, William | Songwriter mentioned in passing |
| Aerosmith | Their song 'Walk this way' resembled a Sara Tidwell song 'Walk me baby' |
| Ah-Hah | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Allen, Woody | Mentioned in passing |
| Alpert, Dr | Doctor of Patrick Noonan when he had his appendix removed on February 1994 |
| Amudson, Bonnie | Friend of Johanna Noonan that co-owned a travel agency in Augusta |
| Andrews, V.C | Writer who was likened to Michael Noonan |
| Arlen, Frank | Oldest Brother of Johanna. 50 years old in 1994. He organised Johanna's funeral |
| Arlen, Johanna | Maiden name of Johanna Noonan, the youngest child, and only girl in the Arlen family |
| Arlen, Mr | Father of Johanna, Frank, Nick, Peter and Victor. He spoke at Johanna's funeral |
| Arlen, Mrs | Mother of Johanna, Frank, Nick, Peter and Victor |
| Arlen, Nick | Brother of Johanna Arlen. His sister in law, Susy Donahue, made a pass at Mike Noonan at the Arlen family party in 1997 |
| Arlen, Peter | Youngest brother of Johanna Arlen |
| Arlen, Victor | Second youngest brother of Johanna Arlen |
| Armbruster, George | Worked with Jared Devore. One of the group that raped and murdered Sara Tidwell |
| Auel, Jean | Writer who's next novel may be released in the fall of 1998 |
| Auster, Benton | Husband of Bridget Auster and father of Harry Auster |
| Auster, Bridget (Bridey) | Wife of Benton Auster and mother of Harry Auster. Married name of Bridget Noonan. Born 1866 |
| Auster, David | Son of Kenny Auster and brother of Kisha. Possibly adopted out. Born 1970 |
| Auster, Harry | One of the group that raped and murdered Sara Tidwell, and he also murdered Kito Tidwell. Son of Bridget and Benton, father of Normal Auster. Born 1885 |
| Auster, Helen | Wife of Kenny. Co-Owner of Slips 'n Greens garden supplies on route 69 (formerly Castle Rock Road) along with Lila Proulx |
| Auster, Kenny | Lived near Dark Score Lake. Owner of the Irish Wolfhound named Blueberry. Husband of Helen, brother of Kerry, and father of David and Kisha Auster. Born 1940. Cousin of Timmy Laribee |
| Auster, Kerry | Son of Norman Auster. Born 1943, died 1945 when he was drowned in the back yard by his father |
| Auster, Kisha | Daughter of Kenny Auster, sister of David. Born 1974 and adopted out |
| Auster, Normal | Father of Kenny and Kerry, and son of Harry Auster, born in 1915. Drowned his son Kerry in the back yard in 1945, and then committed suicide with a shotgun |
| Avery, ? | Partner in a law firm Avery, McLain and Bernstein that employed John Storrow |
| Babickis, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Bacall, Lauren | Actress mentioned in passing |
| Baloo | Character in "The Jungle Book" |
| Bambi | Mentioned by John Storrow to Mike Noonan |
| Bangles, The | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Bannerman, Nehemiah | Castle County sheriff in around 1901 |
| Banning, Patty | Picked on Johanna Arlen at school. Called Johanna a Booger-Hooker |
| Bartelby | Character in a book by Herman Melville |
| Batchelder, ? | Owners of a summer camp on Dark Score Lake |
| Beach Boys | Heard on the radio by Mike Noonan |
| Beaumont, Elizabeth (Liz) | Wife of Thad Beaumont. Not mentioned by name |
| Beaumont, Thaddeus (Thad) | Wrote as George Stark. Committed suicide in Castle Rock. Wrote the book 'Steel Machine' |
| Belliveau, Sonia | Owner of the car that was stolen and used when Mattie Devore was shot and killed. Lived in Auburn |
| Bellow, Saul | Writer mentioned by Harold Oblowski to Mike Noonan |
| Bergman, Ingrid | Actress seen on TV by Mike Noonan |
| Bernstein, ? | Partner in a law firm Avery, McLain and Bernstein that employed John Storrow |
| Bissonette, Romeo (Rommie) | Lawyer from Lewiston hired for Mike Noonan by John Storrow. He was shot in the ankle during the party for Mattie Devore |
| Blindermeyer, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Bliss, Gerry | Stenographer in the custody hearing for Kyra Devore |
| Blueberry | Kenny Auster's Irish Wolfhound dog |
| Bogart, Humphrey | Actor seen on TV by Mike Noonan. He was Johanna Noonan's favorite actor |
| Bowden, Kissy | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Bowie, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Bradbury, Ray | Author quoted at the start of the book, and later thought of by Mike Noonan during his dream of Fryeburg Fair |
| Breedlove, Denise | Mother of Pete Breedlove |
| Breedlove, Pete | Cut the grass of the Noonan's in the Summer and raked leaves in the Fall. Sang at the funeral of Johanna Noonan. Son of Denise Breedlove |
| Brickers, ? | Previous owners of the Washburn house on Dark Score lake where Norman Auster comitted suicide |
| Bride of Frankenstein | Mentioned in passing |
| Briggs, Lindy | Sister in law of Bill Dean. Head librarian at four lakes library |
| Brokaw, Tom | Mentioned in passing. He may be a shop owner on Dark Score Lake |
| Brooks, Mr | Father of Richard Brooks. Won a bear at Castle County Fair and gave it to Sara Tidwell. She kissed him in return |
| Brooks, Richard Jr (Dick) | Owner of the all purpose Garage in Lakeview |
| Brown, Christy | Wrote her memoirs titled 'Down all the days' using her feet as she had no hands |
| Bundy, Adria | Girl in Nu You health Gym that liked Mike Noonan |
| Bunter | Nickname given to the moose head over the fireplace at 'Sara Laughs' by Johanna Noonan |
| Bunter, ? | Character in a novel by Sayer. Butler of Lord Peter Wimsey |
| Burger, Hamilton | Actor seen on TV by Mike Noonan |
| Bush, George | Politician thought of by Mike Noonan. Around the time he was elected president, Mike became a millionaire |
| Carson, Johnny | TV show host thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Carville, Dennison | Creative writing teacher that helped Mike Noonan connect with Harold Oblowski |
| Castle Rockers, The | Played in the town common of Castle Rock. They were not that good |
| Chalmers, Patricia (Polly) | Although not mentioned as Chalmers, this was the girlfriend of Alan Pangborn. See Polly Pangborn |
| Chandler, Raymond | Author mentioned in passing |
| Chaney, Lon Jr | Mentioned in passing |
| Christie, Agatha | Author mentioned in passing |
| Cinderella | Character in a book read to Kyra Devore by Mike Noonan |
| Clancy, Tom | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Clark, Claudine | Singer from the fifties that was thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Clark, Mary Higgins | Author mentioned as possibly releasing her next novel in the Fall of 1998 |
| Clinton, Bill | President of the USA in 1994 |
| Corleone, Michael | Character in the Godfather |
| Cornwell, Patricia | Writer who gained a position on the lists with her last two books |
| Cratchit, Bob | Character in Dickens' A Christmas Carol |
| Croce, Jim | Mentioned as being dead |
| Crowded House | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Croyden, Mr | Drunk in Dark Score Lake that Brenda Meserve used to clean house for |
| Cullum, Arlene | Woman who looks after Kyra Devore when her mother is at work |
| Dahmer, Jeffrey | Murderer mentioned in passing |
| Danvers, Mrs | Mentioned by Mike Noonan in a dream. Not a real person, but a character in a book. She was Rebecca de Winters house keeper |
| Day, Douglas | Owned the meadow that Sara Tidwell bought |
| De Niro, Robert | Actor mentioned in passing |
| de Winter, Rebecca | Mike Noonan thought she had drowned in Dark Score lake |
| Dean, Carla | Bill Dean's twin sister. Drowned by her father Fred when she was just 3 years old |
| Dean, Fred | Father of Bill and Carla. Seen in Mike Noonan's 'dream' of the early 1900's, and was one of the people involved in the rape and murder of Sara Tidwell |
| Dean, Hilda | Wife of Fred, mother of William and Carla Dean |
| Dean, William (Bill) | Caretaker of 'Sara Laughs', a house on Dark Score Lake owned by the Noonan's |
| Dean, Yvette | Wife of Bill Dean. She liked Mike Noonan's books |
| DeCinces, Carla | Worked at Lakeview general post office |
| Delancey, Cam | Character in Mike Noonan's 'All the Way from the top' |
| DeMille, Nelson | Author of 'The Charm School' which Mike Noonan was reading |
| Denbrough, William (Stuttering Bill) | Writer liked by Johanna Noonan. She was reading his book at the time Mike Noonan finished writing 'The Red-shirt Man' |
| Deorsey, Irene | From Barrett's Orchards. She was in the car with Esther Easterling when the car involved in an accident with William Fraker in August 1994. She suffered a concussion from the accident. This was the accident that Johanna Noonan died while running to |
| Deorsey, Mr | Husband of Irene Deorsey. He died from smoking |
| Depravia | In Mike Noonan's version of Hansel and Gretel the witch was named Depravia |
| Devore, Jared Lancelot | Great Grandfather of Max Devore. Seen in Mike Noonan's 'dream' of the early 1900's and was the ringleader involved in the rape and murder of Sara Tidwell. He choker her to death while raping her. Fought in the civil war |
| Devore, Kyra Elizabeth | Little 3 year old daughter of Mattie and Lance Devore. 'Saved' by Mike Noonan when she was walking to the beach up the middle of the road. She has trouble calling herself Kyra, so she calls herself 'Kia'. The centre of a custody battle between her mother and grandfather |
| Devore, Lance | Husband of Mattie, and father of Kyra. Son of Max Devore. Died in 1997 of a broken neck when he fell from a roof. He stuttered when under stress. Attended Reed College in Oregon and majored in Forestry |
| Devore, Mary (Mattie) | Mother of Kyra. Was married to Lance Devore until he died. Married name of Mattie Stanchfield. Worked at the library. Met Mike Noonan when Kyra ran away. She was fighting a custody battle for Kyra with Max Devore and Mike hired a lawyer for her. Became good friends with Mike before she was shot and killed by George Footman. Her dying words were that Mike looks after Kyra |
| Devore, Maxwell William | Multi millionaire worth an estimated 600 million that lived on Dark Score Lake. Father of Lance. Owner of a computer company called 'Visions'. Really old, and relied on Oxygen every few minutes, even when riding on his Electric Wheelchair. He was taking Mary Devore to court for custody of Kyra. Tried to push Mike Noonan into the lake using his wheelchair. He was suspected of starting a fire in 1933 that killed many people. Committed suicide by suffocating himself at 85 years old |
| Devore, Roger | 54 year old Homosexual son of Max Devore. 'Married' to Morris Ridding in 1996 |
| Devore, Rogette D | Daughter of Max Devore that was thought to be in a mental asylum. She took the name of Rogette Whitmore (Her mothers maiden name) and worked for her father Max as his personal assistant. She had leukemia, and this, plus a wig, made her look a lot older than she really was |
| Dickens, Charles | Author of 'A Christmas Carol' |
| Donahue, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Donahue, Susy | Sister in law of Nick Arlen. Made a pass at Mike Noonan at a Christmas Party after Johanna Noonan had died |
| Drake, Andy | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. Investigator in Key Largo that discovered Regina Whiting's secret. 40 years old, divorced, and father of 3 year old Gina |
| Drake, Gina | Three Year old daughter of Andy Drake. Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend' |
| Drew, Nancy | Johanna Noonan was doing a Nancy Drew impersonation while researching her information about Sara Laughs |
| du Maurier, Daphne | Author of 'Rebecca', and quoted at the start of the book |
| Dubay, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| DuBois, Blanche | Mentioned in passing |
| Dumas, Alexandre | Author thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Dunbarry, Jill | Seen the car accident between William Fraker and Esther Easterling in August 1994 |
| Durgin, Elmer | Castle Rock Attorney that worked for Durgin, Peters and Jarrette. He was appointed as Kyra Devore's guardian ad litem. Father of 7 children. Since the previous May he had paid off his car, paid up his child support, and had bought a new boat, so it appears as tho he was getting well paid by Max Devore |
| Durgin, Mrs | Wife of Elmer Durgin. She had read all of Mike Noonan's books |
| Duryea, Dan | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Duvall, Robert | Actor in the movie 'Apocalypse Now' |
| Dvorak, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Dylan, Bob | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Easterling, Esther | From Barrett's Orchards. She was driving a car involved in an accident with William Fraker IN August 1994. This was the accident that Johanna Noonan died while running to. She suffered three broken ribs and a dislocated hip |
| Emerson, Hugh | Sold the Warrington Lodge to Max Devore |
| Etheridge, Melissa | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Eurythmics, The | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Failles, Harold | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan. The 19th name on the 19th page |
| Felix the Cat | In Sara Laughs the Noonan's had a Felix the Cat clock |
| Felton, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Fenner, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Filkersham, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Finney, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Finney, Draper | One of the group that raped and murdered Sara Tidwell. Died of a broken neck in 1902 after diving into Eades Quarry while drunk |
| Flaherty, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Follet, Ken | Wrote 'Edge of the Needle' and was due to publish the next book in Fall of 1998 |
| Footman, George Randolph | Castle County deputy sheriff. He had been suspended twice from the police force. Served papers to Mike Noonan, and was well paid by Max Devore. He shot and killed Mattie Devore and was sent to Shawshank Prison |
| Ford, Harrison | Actor mentioned by Mattie Devore to Mike Noonan |
| Foss, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Fournier, Doreen | Girlfriend of Mike Noonan when he was 16 |
| Fraker, Mrs | ? |
| Fraker, William (Bill) | Public Works employee that was involved in an accident with Ether Easterling in August 1994. This was the accident that Johanna Noonan died while running to. 38 years old on the day of the accident |
| Framingham, Kenneth P | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan. The last name on Page 19 |
| Freud, Sigmund | Thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Frost, Robert | Poet mentioned in passing |
| Fudd, Elmer | Cartoon character mentioned in passing |
| Garraty, Raymond | Character in Mike Noonan's latest novel 'My Childhood Friend'. Childhood friend of John Shakleford - wore a baseball cap |
| Gates, Bill | Computer 'God' mentioned in passing |
| Gauguin, Paul | Likened to Charles Strickland in a Maugham book 'The moon and the sixpence' |
| Geary, Helen | Friend of Mattie Devore that had twins. She was Mattie's best friend, but when Lance Devore died, she did not come round again. Mattie suspected she had been warned off by Max Devore |
| Gershwin, George | One of his songs was badly played by The Castle Rockers |
| Gilchrist, Ellen | Writer read by Adria Bundy |
| God | Mentioned in passing |
| Goldacre, ? | Lawyer of Harold Oblowski that deals mainly with contracts law |
| Gooch, ? | Reverend that married Mattie and Lance Devore in the Grace Baptist Church |
| Grann, Phyllis | Worked for Putman publishers and helped Mike Noonan with problems from Harold Oblowski |
| Green, Mean Joe | Mentioned in passing |
| Gretel | From the children's story Hansel and Gretel |
| Grisham, John | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Guns 'n Roses | Heard on the radio |
| Hailey, Arthur | Writer rumored to be releasing another book in 1994 |
| Hando | Dog faced Boy that was in Mike Noonan's 'dream' of the early 1900's |
| Hankins, Ward | Does the taxes for Mike Noonan in Waterville |
| Hansel | From the children's story Hansel and Gretel |
| Hardy, Thomas | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Harriman, ? | Owner of a house on Dark Score Lake |
| Harris, Thomas (Tom) | Writer that could take seven years between books and still make them best sellers |
| Harvey, W F | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Henley, Don | Singer played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Hingerman, Darren | Previous owner of 'Sara Laughs', the house on Dark Score Lake bought by the Noonan's. Husband of Marie. Died in 1971 |
| Hingerman, Marie | Previous owner of 'Sara Laughs', the house on Dark Score Lake bought by the Noonan's. Wife of Darren |
| Hitchcock, Alfred | Mentioned in passing |
| Hopper, Edward | Artist. Mattie Devore had one of his prints in her trailer |
| Houdini, Harry | Mentioned by George Kennedy |
| Huey Lewis and the News | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Hughes, Howard | Person compared to Max Devore |
| Irving, John | Writer read by Adria Bundy |
| Jackson, Alan | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Jagger, Mick | Played in the Rolling Stones |
| Jakes, John | Writer mentioned as possibly producing his next novel ready for a Fall 1998 release |
| Jalbert, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| James, M R | Author mentioned in passing |
| Jarrette, ? | Castle Rock attorney that worked for Durgin, Peters and Jarrette |
| Jayhouse, T | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Jefferson, Blind Lemon | Blues singer that sang one of the songs written by Sara Tidwell |
| Jellison, Buddy | Lived near Dark Score Lake. Ran the Village Cafe. 6ft 4 inches, 300 pounds, grey hair, and indeterminate age |
| Johnson, Robert | Singer who died by poison over a woman. His 'primitive licks' hid behind the chords of more Led Zepplin & Yardbirds songs ever recorded |
| Jordan, Michael | Athlete mentioned in passing |
| Kelly, Grace | Mattie Devore was likened to a young Grace Kelly |
| Kennedy, Frieda | Wife of George. Fan of Mike Noonan's books, and Mike signed a copy of 'The Red Shirt' man for her |
| Kennedy, George | Private detective that works for a security company and moonlights as a detective. Hired by Mike Noonan's lawyer to find out information on Max Devore, and found out about the sudden good financial fortune of Elmer Durgin. He was shot on the leg during the party, and he stopped the shooter getting away, by using his pistol to hold him until he was subdued by Mike Noonan |
| Kirk, James T | Mentioned by John Storrow to Mike Noonan |
| Koontz, Dean | Author mentioned as possibly releasing his next novel in the Fall of 1998. This was strange as he usually gets published in January |
| La Motta, Jake | Mike Noonan said that if you stick around long enough you will look like Jake La Motta after a hard 15 rounds |
| Larribee, Scant | Father of Scooter Larribee. Max Devore broke into his shed and stole his son's flexible flier |
| Larribee, Scooter | Son of Scant Larribee |
| Larribee, Timmy | Cousin of Kenny Auster that cleaned the outside walls of Sara Laughs in 1998 |
| Lassie | Collie dog owned by Breck Pellerin |
| Lattimore, Richie | Best friend of Lance Devore. After Lance died, he never came to visit Mattie Devore, and Mattie believed that it was because he had been warned off by Max Devore |
| Laughs, Sara | The name that Sara Tidwell was known as during part of her career. This is also the name of the house owned by the Noonan's |
| Laurel, Stan | John Storrow was likened to Stan Laurel wearing an apron |
| Lecter, Hannibal | Evil person compared to Max Devore |
| Lee, Harper | Writer mentioned in American Lit classes. It was said he had a foolproof way of avoiding second-book blues |
| Leno, Jay | TV show host |
| Leonard, Elmore | Writer who wrote Swag, Mr Majestyk and The Big Bounce |
| LeRoux, Al | In the fire at Dark Score Lake in the 1930's |
| Letterman, David | His TV show was mentioned by Buddy Jellison |
| Lewis, Huey | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Little Red Riding Hood | Character from children's story |
| Lomax, Alan | Folk singer |
| Loveless, Patty | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Lovin' Spoonfull | Band that did a cover of Sara Tidwell's 'Fishin Blues' |
| Ludlum, Robert | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Ma Rainey | Band that did a cover of Sara Tidwell's 'Fishin Blues' |
| Mailer, Norman | Writer mentioned in passing. He was still alive in 1994 |
| Manson, Charles | Evil person compared to Max Devore |
| Martini, Steve | Writer mentioned as being the Literary Guild's August 1998 main selection, along with Mike Noonan |
| Mason, Perry | Actor seen on TV by Mike Noonan |
| Maugham, W. Somerset | Elderly novelist who's book 'The moon and the Sixpence' was being read by Johanna Noonan when she died |
| Mays, Willie | Mentioned by Mike Noonan |
| McCarthey, Joe | Mentioned in passing |
| McCoy, Jenna | Friend of Helen Geary |
| McCurdie, J M | Owner of a sawmill that burned down in 1933 on Dark Score Lake |
| McDonald, John D | Mike Noonan read 23 of his novels while on holidays in Key Largo |
| McDuck, Scrooge | Mentioned in passing |
| McLain, ? | Partner in a law firm Avery, McLain and Bernstein that employed John Storrow |
| McMahon, Ed | TV show host thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Mellencamp, John | Mentioned in passing |
| Melville, Herman | Writer read by Mattie Devore. Wrote Bartleby, and was quoted at the start of the book |
| Merrill, ? | One of the Merill's died at Cemetery Ridge |
| Merrill, Ben | Father of Royce. One of the group that raped and murdered Sara Tidwell |
| Merrill, Royce | At 90 years old, he was the oldest man in Dark Score Lake, and holder of the Boston Post Cane. Retired carpenter, with no children. Died soon after falling down the stairs to his cellar. Lived on Deep Bay Road |
| Meserve, Brenda | Cleaner who was hired to supervise the cleaning of 'Sara Laughs' before Mike Noonan returned there |
| Meserve, G | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan. Possibly the husband of Brenda |
| Meserve, Ila | Oldest resident in the area after Royce Merrill died. Presented with the Boston Post Cane at his funeral |
| Messier, V | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Micmac Indians | Brenda Meserve's mother said that the area was haunted by them |
| Millhone, Kinsey | An ideal character name that was thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Mitchner, James | Writer mentioned in passing. He was still alive in 1994 |
| Monroe, Marilyn | Actress mentioned in passing |
| Moore, Kenneth | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan. There were three people by this name |
| Moran, Mrs | Mike Noonan's first grade teacher |
| Moses | Kyra Devore sung songs about him in Vacation Bible School |
| Mowgli | Character in 'The Jungle Book' |
| Munch, Edvard | Artist that created 'The Cry'. This painting's name is more usually called 'The Scream' |
| Munter, Kenneth | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan. There were two people by this name |
| Neadau, Rolfe | Criminal mentioned by George Kennedy to Kyra Devore |
| Nearing, Helen | Lead Character in Mike Noonan's 'Helen's Promise' |
| Newman, Paul | Actor mentioned by George Kennedy |
| Nixon, Richard | Politician mentioned by Mike Noonan |
| Noah | Kyra Devore sung songs about them in Vacation Bible School |
| Noonan, ? | Mother of Sid and Mike Noonan. 66 year old nutty sister of Francine |
| Noonan, Andrew | If Mike and Johanna Noonan had a baby boy they were going to name him Andrew |
| Noonan, Bridget (Bridey) | Sister of James Noonan. Maiden name of Bridget Auster. Born 1866 and married Benton Auster |
| Noonan, Jack | Father of Mike and Sid. Lobster man. Son of Paul Noonan. Born 1920, and died of cancer. Owned a boat called 'Lazy Betty' that was sold in 1963 |
| Noonan, James | Great Great Grandfather of Mike Noonan. Father of Paul Noonan. Brother of Bridget Noonan. Born 1868 |
| Noonan, Johanna | Wife of Mike Noonan. Married name of Johanna Arlen, from Malden, Massachusetts, and had red hair. She died of a brain aneurysm while running to a car accident in August 1994 while 34 years old. She was pregnant when she died, and was buried in Fairlow Cemetery. Mike never knew that she was pregnant before she died |
| Noonan, Kia Jane | Name that was to be given to the unborn child of Michael and Johanna Noonan |
| Noonan, Michael | The writer husband of Johanna Noonan. Born 1958, and caught the measles when he was 8 and almost died. Son of Jack Noonan. He was a reporter for the Derry News before becoming a novelist, and living in Benton St, Derry, and owned a house on Dark Score Lake. Wrote the following books 'Being Two' (1984), 'The Red-Shirt man', 'All the way to the top' (1995), 'Threatening Behavior' (Written 1991, published 1996), 'Darcy's Admirer' (Written before 1994, Published 1997), 'Helen's Promise', and started working on 'My Childhood Friend'. After the death of Johanna in 1994 he stopped writing, and sent in manuscripts he had written years earlier. When he moved to Sara Laughs, he began to hear noises. Met Mattie and Kyra Devore, and helped her fight the custody battle against Max Devore. After the death of Mattie, he began to apply for custody of Kyra |
| Noonan, Patrick | Son of Sid Noonan. Had an appendectomy in February 1994 at 12 years old |
| Noonan, Paul | Father of Jack Noonan. Born 1892. Son of James Noonan. He died from smoking |
| Noonan, Sid | Brother of Mike Noonan. Son of Jack. Born 1956. Became an accountant |
| O'Quindlan, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Oasis | Band in a story told by Mike Noonan to Kyra Devore |
| Oblowski, Harold | Agent of Mike Noonan |
| Osgood, Richard (Dickie) | Real estate broker that spied on Mattie Devore for Max Devore. He drove the car when George Footman shot and killed Mattie Devore, and burned to death when he could not get out of the car when it caught fire |
| Osteen, Edward | Wrote a history of Dark Score Lake in about 1965 or 1966 called 'Dark Score Days'. Died of cancer |
| Pagilia, Camille | Feminist writer mentioned in passing |
| Pangborn, Alan J | Was the county sheriff until Norris Ridgewick took over. Married to Polly Pangborn and now lives in New Hampshire |
| Pangborn, Patricia (Polly) | Wife of Alan Pangborn. Married name of Polly Chalmers and now lives in New Hampshire. Suffers from severe arthritis |
| Paretti, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Passendale, ? | Owners of a house on Dark Score Lake |
| Patterson, Richard North | Writer read by Mattie Devore. Wrote 'Silent Witness' |
| Payne, John | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Peebles, Oren | One of the group that raped and murdered Sara Tidwell |
| Pelkey, ? | Local name around Dark Score lake thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Pellerin, Breck | Owner of Lassie. Worked at the Castle County airport |
| Perrault, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Peters, ? | Castle Rock Attorney that worked for Durgin, Peters and Jarrette |
| Picasso, Pablo | Artist mentioned in passing |
| Pillsbury, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Plain, Belva | Writer said to be possibly releasing a new book in Fall 1998 |
| Porter, Cole | Mentioned in passing |
| Presley, Elvis | Thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Proulx, Lila | Co-Owner of Slips 'n Greens garden supplies with Helen Auster |
| Proulx, Stan | Collected garbage from the houses along Dark Score lake 2 times a week in 1994 |
| Quinlan, Mark | Manager of Fidelity Union bank where Mike Noonan had a safe deposit box |
| Quinlan, Mrs | Wife of Mark Quinlan. Read Mike Noonan's books and was a big fan |
| Rancort, ? | Judge that appointed Elmer Durgin as Kyra Devore's guardian ad litem |
| Randall, Tony | Mentioned in passing. Had his age compared to Max Devore |
| Rare Earth | Heard on the radio by Mike Noonan |
| Reagan, Ronald | President that was mentioned in passing |
| Rennie, Kito | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Richards, Keith | Played in the Rolling Stones |
| Ridding, Morris | Software designer who 'married' Roger Devore in 1996 |
| Ridgewick, Norris | Castle County Sheriff that approached Mike Noonan after the storm to see if he had Kyra Devore with him |
| Rimer, ? | Owned a house on Dark Score Lake |
| Robbins, Harold | Author mentioned as planning to release his book 'The Predators' in Fall 1998 |
| Roberts, Lois | Wife of Ralph Roberts |
| Roberts, Ralph | Volunteer in the Red Cross. Helps when collecting blood. Husband of Lois. Died when hit by a car in 1998. Insomniac |
| Robinson, Edwin Arlington | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Rockwell, Norman | Mentioned in passing |
| Rolling Stones, The | Heard on the CD player doing a cover of Sara Tidwell's 'I Regret You Baby' |
| Rosencrief, Ted | Retired Navy man that sometimes helped Mike Noonan with research for his novels. Lived in Derry |
| Ryan, Jack | Character in a series of books by Tom Clancy |
| Salinger, J D | Writer mentioned in English classes, but he had not published a book in almost 40 years |
| Sanborn, John | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. Saved the life of Karen Whiting. This was a fake name used by John Shackleford while he worked on the lawns of Regina Whiting |
| Sanders, George | The stipulation in Mattie Devore's inheritance from Max Devore sounded like 'some old George Sanders movie' |
| Sara and the Red Top Boys | Band headed by Sara Tidwell |
| Sayers, Dorothy | Author of the Peter Wimsey novels. Jo Noonan had a prized set of them in the bookcase at Sara Laughs |
| Scarpetta, Kay | An ideal character name that was thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Seferis, George | Greek poet that wrote a haiku quoted in the book |
| Selleck, Tom | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Shackleford, John | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. Real name of John Sanborn. Arrested for the rape and murder of a 9 year old girl, 2 years after saving the life of Karen Whiting. Supposed to be the 'Baseball Cap' Killer, and was suspected of killing over forty people, many of them children |
| Shakespeare, William | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Shaw, George Bernard | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Skate, ? | Evil Character in Mike Noonan's 'Helen's Promise' |
| Smolnack, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Soul, David | Actor in Starskey and Hutch TV show |
| Spock, Mr | Mentioned by John Storrow to Mike Noonan |
| Spruce, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Stanchfield, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Stanchfield, Dave | Father of Mattie. Pulper who drove a fully laden pulp truck into Kewadin pond and drowned when Maddie was 15 |
| Stanchfield, Hugh | Brother of Mattie |
| Stanchfield, Mattie | Maiden name of Mattie Devore. Daughter of Dave Stanchfield |
| Stanchfield, Mrs | Mother of Mattie. A home beautician. Died when she drowned in her own vomit when drunk six months after Dave died |
| Stanwyck, Barbara | Mike Noonan thought Rogette Whitmore sounded like a Barbara Stanwyck type on the phone |
| Starbird, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Stark, George | The name that Thad Beaumont used when writing the Machine novels |
| Steel, Danielle | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Stevenson, Will | Helped when Mattie Devore was supposed to be given 80 million in Max Devore's will |
| Storrow, John | Worked for a law firm Avery, McLain and Bernstein. Took the custody case for Mattie Devore, and was paid by Mike Noonan. Red hair, fair, freckled skin. He was shot in the arm at the party for Mattie Devore |
| Strickland | Name that was given to Kyra Devore's toy dog that she got in a McDonald's happy meal |
| Strickland, Charles | Character in a book by Maugham 'The moon and the sixpence' |
| Stroeve, Dirk | Character in a book by Maugham 'The moon and the sixpence' |
| Tammy Faye | While Mike Noonan was reading Cinderella to Kyra Devore he made up names for the two sisters - Tammy Faye and Vanna |
| Taylor, Regina | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. Name that Tiffany Taylor used. Maiden name of Regina Whiting |
| Taylor, Tiffany | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. High class call girl that changed her name to Regina Taylor |
| Tears for Fears | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Therriault, ? | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Therriault, Barney | Husband of Cindy Therriault |
| Therriault, Cindy | Wife of Barney and friend of Mattie Devore |
| Therriault, Roland | Brother of Rolanda. Went to school with Brenda Meserve. Moved to Manchester |
| Therriault, Rolanda | Sister of Roland. Went to school with Brenda Meserve |
| Thompson, Sadie | Character in W Somerset Maugham's 'Rain' |
| Thumper | Mentioned by John Storrow to Mike Noonan |
| Tidwell, Kito | Son of Sara Tidwell. Was murdered by drowning in Dark Score Lake when he caught the men raping his mother. Buried with her |
| Tidwell, Reg Jr | Son of Reginald Tidwell. He was trapped in an animal trap in 1901. He was released, and his foot was saved, but he died of blood poisoning soon after |
| Tidwell, Reginald (Sonny) | He played 'chickenscratch' guitar in Sara Tidwell's blues band. Father of Reg Jr |
| Tidwell, Sara | Built cabins in the past, on the shore of Dark Score lake. A Negro Blues singer with 'Sara and the Red Top Boys' around the turn of the century, and she was also known as Sara Laughs. She was gang-raped and murdered by Jared Devore, before being buried on the shores of Dark Score Lake. Her ghost haunted the area, causing at least four of the descendants of those involved to kill one of their own kids |
| Tisdale, Sally | Feminist writer mentioned in passing |
| Tolstoy, ? | Mentioned in passing |
| Toothaker, ? | Local name around Dark Score lake thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Trump, Donald | Mentioned in passing |
| Turgeon, Billy | Friend of Kyra Devore at Bible school |
| Turner, Ted | Artist mentioned in passing |
| U2 | Band played at the party shortly before Mattie Devore was shot and killed |
| Ubeck, Alton | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Udell, Catherine | Name in a phone book looked at by Mike Noonan |
| Underwood, Steffie | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. Best friend of Regina Whiting. Wife of Towle |
| Underwood, Towle | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. Husband of Steffie |
| Valli, Frankie | Mentioned in passing |
| Van Gogh, Vincent | Artist. Mattie Devore had one of his prints in her trailer |
| Vanilla Ice | A rapper thought of by Mike Noonan |
| Vanna | While Mike Noonan was reading Cinderella to Kyra Devore he made up names for the two sisters - Tammy Faye and Vanna |
| Washburn, Lars | Closest neighbor of Mike Noonan at Dark Score Lake |
| Washburn, Mrs | Wife of Lars Washburn |
| Weinstock, Debra | Mike Noonan's editor |
| Weyland, Anthony | Lived on Dark Score Lake |
| White, Barry | Mike Noonan resembled him when young |
| Whiting, Karen | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. 5 Year old daughter of Regina Whiting that almost drowned in a hot tub |
| Whiting, Mr | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. Husband of Regina Whiting. An extremely rich property developer, he was unaware of his wife's life as a call girl |
| Whiting, Regina | Character in Mike Noonan's new book 'My Childhood Friend'. She was known as Tiffany Taylor, and used to be a high class call girl. The married name of Regina Taylor, and mother of Karen Whiting |
| Whitmore, ? | Maiden name of Max Devore's wife |
| Whitmore, Rogette D | Personal assistant of Max Devore, and turned out to be his daughter. She was very skinny, unattractive, but very strong. See Rogette Devore |
| Wiggins, Butch | Lived near Dark Score Lake |
| Wilde, Oscar | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Wilson, Brian | Lead singer of the Beach Boys |
| Wilson, Sloan | Author of 'Man in the Grey Flannel Suit' |
| Wimsey, Lord Peter | Character in a novel by Sayer |
| Wing, General | Drove the Micmac Indians out of the area, killing many in the process |
| Wolf, Naomi | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Wolfe | Character from Children's story |
| Wolfe, Thomas | Mentioned in passing by Mike Noonan |
| Wolfe, Tom | Mentioned in passing by Mike Noonan |
| Wolff, Tobias | Mentioned in passing by Mike Noonan |
| Wouk, Herman | Writer mentioned in passing. He was still alive in 1994 |
| Wyzer, Joe | Derry Rite Aid' Drug Store owner in August 1994. He later moved to the Rite Aid in Bangor |
| Yeltsin, Boris | Mentioned as possibly drying out or dying in 1994 |
