Character List for Conviction

The McDonalds

Anna McDonald (aka Anna McLean, aka Sophie Bukaran)—the narrator

Hamish McDonald—Anna’s “husband” (it turns out they weren’t legally married) and father of her two daughters

Jessica McDonald—Anna and Hamish’s 8-year-old daughter

Lizzie McDonald—Anna and Hamish’s 7-year-old daughter

The Cohens

Estelle Cohen—Anna’s “best friend” who runs off with Hamish

Fin Cohen—Estelle’s anorexic husband, famous lead for a now-defunct-but-once-popular band; starts a new podcast sequel to the Death and the Dana podcast to report Anna’s investigation

The Parkers (and Parker-Adjacent)

Gretchen Teigler—a rich and powerful heiress; owner of a football club and Sophie’s (and Anna’s) nemesis; married to Leon Parker

Dauphine Loire—Gretchen’s personal assistant

Leon Parker—a man Anna met when she worked at the castle (Skibo) and whom she considers a friend

Violetta Parker—Leon’s 21-year-old daughter by a previous marriage (to Julia Parker)

Mark Parker—Leon’s 17-year-old son from a previous relationship (with Daniela)

Julia Parker—a former Italian supermodel; Leon’s first wife and mother of Violetta; she lives in Venice

Daniela—a social worker; one of Leon’s long-time girlfriends and mother of Mark

Lillie Harkan—Leon’s Dutch girlfriend when he’s at Skibo Castle; he leaves her there

Other Characters Introduced in the Death and the Dana Podcast

Trina Keany—an admin at the BBC and the podcaster for the Death and the Dana podcast

Amila Fabricase—(born Rosa Luxembourg Berghoff) chef on the Dana who leaves early and is later accused, convicted, and imprisoned for murdering the three Parkers

Sabine—Amila’s partner in both life and a bakery business

Other Characters From Anna’s Past (Sophie) and Present (Anna)

Patricia Hummingsworth—police detective who investigated the attack on Sophie Bukaran; later jailed for taking bribes from Dauphine Loire

Adam Ross—a friend of Sophie’s who helped her get a new ID (Anna McLean) and the job at Skibo Castle; an addict

Albert McKay—Anna’s boss at Skibo Castle

Pretcha—Hamish’s nosey neighbor who takes and posts pictures of Anna and Fin on the front porch of Hamish’s house

Demy——(aka Yergey) a hired assassin from Georgia (the country); story-teller on train from Venice to Paris with Anna and Fin

Zvaid——a hired assassin from Albania; followed Anna and Fin on train from Venice to Paris; murdered by Demy

“Scarface”——the man who attacked Sophie (in her mother’s home) and later Anna (in Teigler’s home)