December 11, 2024
December 2, 2024
Character List for The Killing Hills
Mick Hardin—the protagonist; aka “Jimmy Hardin’s boy”; Chief Warrant Officer in US Army Criminal Investigation Division, specializing in homicide, on emergency leave from post in Germany
Linda Hardin—Mick’s sister, the sheriff of Elridge County, Kentucky
Peggy Hardin—Mick’s wife, who’s pregnant
Murvil Knox—big coal operator in Fayette County, Kentucky
Veronica “Nonnie” (Turner) Johnson—the murdered woman
Frankie Johnson—Nonnie’s son
Lee Ann Johnson—Nonnie’s sister-in-law
Wade Johnson—Lee Ann’s oldest son
Noel & Joel Johnson—Lee Ann’s twin sons
Mr. Tucker—the former school janitor who finds Nonnie’s body
Fuckin’ Barney—a possible witness to Nonnie’s murder; he showed up asking questions right after the body was discovered but then went into hiding
Shifty Kissick—aka Camille Littleton; Fuckin’ Barney’s mother
Johnny Boy Tolliver—deputy sheriff, reporting to Linda Hardin
Marquis Sledge III—the funeral director and county coroner
Wilson—FBI special agent brought in by Murvil Knox to assist sheriff’s office with investigation into Nonnie’s murder
Tanner Curtis—aka the “Dopted boy”; murder suspect brought in by Special Agent Wilson
Charley Flowers—big-time Detroit drug dealer; his “main man” in the local hills is Fuckin’ Barney
Vernon Victor Amrstrong, Jr.—muscle sent by Flowers to check out Mick
Frederick “Freddie” Clarence Kornspudt—muscle sent by Flowers to check out Mick
Bobby Renfro—a young man who confesses to killing Tanner Curtis
Delmer Collins—Murvil Knox’s nephew; identified by Fuckin’ Barney as Nonnie’s boyfriend and possible killer