Who's Who in Stella Maris - Susan M. Boyer

*Folks You’ll Need to Know*	*Who Their People Are*	*What They Do*	*Common Knowledge*
Andrews, Nate	Liz Talbot’s partner and ex-brother-in-law	Private Investigator	He is hot.
Andrews, Scott	Liz Talbot’s ex-husband and Nate’s brother	Owns private equity firm in Greenville, SC	He is a snake.
Bradley, Kristen	Merry Talbot’s roommate	Pharmaceutical sales rep	She’s a little free with her favors.
Butler, Willa	One of Clive and Dahlia Butler’s girls	Surgeon	She’s the closest thing we have to a voodoo priestess
Causby, Hayden	Part of the Causby clan from Mt. Pleasant	Shrimper	He went to prison for 15 years on drug charges.
Causby, Troy	Hayden’s grandson	Thug	Merry Talbot’s been seeing him, but her daddy doesn’t know it.
Cooper, Clay	Bill and Nell Cooper’s boy	Police Officer, Stella Maris PD	He’s always been a little sweet on Liz.
Cooper, Bill	Clay’s father and Nell’s husband	He owns Cooper’s Dry Cleaners	He’s a straight arrow.
Cooper, Nell Avalee Baker	The Bakers are an old Stella Maris family.	Office Mgr. & Dispatcher for Stella Maris PD	She basically runs things at the police department.
Devlin, Adam	Michael’s brother, Kate’s older son	Manages Steven’s Hardware, owned by his wife’s family	He thinks mighty highly of himself.
Devlin, Deanna Stevens	Adam’s wife	Works in hardware store, mostly home décor	She’s as sweet as she can be.
Devlin, Holly	Adam and Deanna’s younger daughter	Goes to kindergarten
Devlin, Isabella	Adam and Deanna’s older daughter	She’s in first grade.
Devlin, Kate Sullivan	Adam and Michael’s mother, the Devlins and the Sullivans have lived on Stella Maris forever	She’s retired from working as a secretary to a judge.	Bless her heart, she’s had a hard life. Raised those two boys by herself.
Devlin, Marci Miller	Michael’s wife, Liz’s cousin	Works as a teller at the bank	Her daddy was no account. Her poor mamma drank herself to death.
Devlin, Michael	Adam’s brother, Kate’s son, Marci’s husband	Owns a construction company	He’s on the town council–represents District One.
Devlin, Stuart	Adam and Michael’s father, Kate’s husband	He’s been dead twenty-five years.	He left to go sailing one Sunday and never came back–lost at sea.
DiTomei, Phoebe Bianca	She’s not from here–moved down from Brooklyn about ten years back.	Owns and operates Phoebe’s Day Spa	She does the best color in three states.
Douglas, Casey Jane	She moved down from Orangeburg about nine-ten years ago.	Waitress at The Pirate’s Den	She has a pierced belly button.
Glendawn, Alma Ferguson	John’s wife, Elvis and Moon Unit’s mother	Works with John at the Pirate’s Den	She’s a good woman, but a little nutty. Saw Elvis Presley last week at the Piggly Wiggly.
Glendawn, Elvis	John and Alma’s son, Moon Unit’s brother	Rides his bike on patrol unofficially for the Stella Maris PD	He’s developmentally challenged. He’s 29 on the outside and 14 on the inside.
Glendawn, John	Alma’s husband. The Glendawns have been in Stella Maris forever.	Owns and operates The Pirate’s Den	He’s on the town council–represents District Two.
Glendawn, Moon Unit	John and Alma’s oldest child, Elvis’s sister	Owns and operates The Cracked Pot, the island’s diner	She’s a talker. Some of the women at Phoebe’s Day Spa think Moon is sweet on Blake.
Harper, Elenore	Warren Harper’s first wife	Maid for Calista McQueen	They have three children, but she abandoned them and Warren years ago. No one’s heard tell of her in years. Then, recently, she turned up working as a maid for that new woman in town, Calista McQueen. She’s not right in the head.
Harper, Warren	Moved down from Asheville, NC in 1987	Town doctor and medical examiner when needed	His first wife was a loon. His second wife, Lauren, is sweet as sugar.
Jacobs, Charlie	The Jacobs have been around for years	Retired as chief of police in 2005	His wife, Myrna Lynne, had family money, which was how he could retire so young.
Johnson, Hank	The Johnsons have been around a spell.	Local judge	His wife, Shannelle, is certifiable, but she knows how to accessorize. She’s Myrna Lynne’s sister.
Lyerly, Tammy Sue	She was a Ketchie before she married Zeke Lyerly. Her people are from Atlanta.	Operates a booth in a local flea market selling handmade items.	She’s high-strung and prone to radical hair color changes.
Lyerly, Zeke	He says he’s originally from Atlanta, but he says a lot of things.	Owns and operates Lyerly’s Auto Repair	He’s a good ole boy with a vivid imagination.
Manigault, Alicia Rivers	The Rivers family has been in Stella Maris forever. Alicia married Sam Manigault.	Works at the Stella Maris Hotel, her family’s business.	Alicia was Blake Talbot’s high school girlfriend, but Liz and Merry never warmed up to her.
Manigault, Sam	The Manigaults have been around a right long time.	Police Officer, Stella Maris PD	Sam is positively besotted with that wife of his. She leads him around with ring through his nose.
McQueen, Calista	She’s new in town.	Unknown	No one knows who her people are. She keeps to herself. If she has a job, no one knows what she does. No one knows a thing about her, but Moon Unit is working on it.
Miller, Paul	A surfer who showed up one summer and ran off with Sharon Talbot.	Worked for a while with Sharon’s daddy, Ben, in landscaping.	Ran off in 1988. Whereabouts unknown.
Miller, Sharon Talbot	Ben and Emma Rae Talbot’s oldest child. Marci Miller Devlin’s mother.	Never held a job.	Drank herself to death in 2001, three months after Marci married Michael.
Morehead, David	Nobody knows where he came from.	Works for New Life Foundation, those folks Merry’s dealing with	No one knows a thing about him except that he uses a lot of hair gel and carries a man purse.
Murphy, Rodney	Moved here from Minneapolis in 2005. His folks came the following year. Nice people.	Police Officer, Stella Maris PD	He’s a quiet boy, keeps to himself.
Owen, Quincy		Executive Director of New Life Foundation
Pearson, Humphrey Sinclaire	His mamma was a Waters. Both the Pearsons and Waters have been in Stella Maris forever.	He’s an activist. He protests things, mostly drug laws.	Something fried this poor man’s brains. He’s stuck in 1969, and can’t keep his clothes on.
Pearson, Olivia Beauthorpe	The Beauthorpes were the first family on this island. Robert Pearson’s wife, Liz’s friend from high school.	Soccer mom	She’s a little high strung. If her fourth great-granddaddy hadn’t been a gambler, the Beauthorpes might still own the whole island.
Pearson, Robert	The Pearsons have been in Stella Maris forever. Olivia’s husband	Lawyer	He’s on the town council–represents District Six.
Ravenel, Sonny	Lives in Charleston. There are Ravenels all over Charleston, and a few in Stella Maris.	Police Officer, Charleston PD	Sonny and Blake Talbot go way back.
Smithers, Luella	Wife of Emmett Smithers, moved here in 1995 from Birmingham, AL	Preacher’s wife	She makes the best shrimp salad anyone’s ever tasted.
Smithers, Reverend Emmett	Moved here in 1995 from Birmingham, AL	Preacher at Stella Maris Baptist Church	He has TV preacher hair.
Stevens, Colleen	Liz’s best friend. Deanna Stevens Devlin’s sister. Daughter of Walter and Myra Stevens	Drowned her junior year in high school while swimming in Breach Inlet	Anyone with a speck of sense knows better than to swim there.
Stevens, Myra	Colleen and Deanna’s mother, Walter’s wife	Retired	She’s a sweet lady, but maybe pushed those girls too hard.
Stevens, Walter	Colleen and Deanna’s father, Myra’s husband	Owns Stevens Hardware, but has retired and let Adam and Deanna run it.
Sullivan, Grace	Liz’s Godmother, Caroline Talbot’s best friend, Henry’s sister, Lincoln’s second cousin	Owns and operates Sullivan’s Bed and Breakfast	She’s the local psychic–the real deal. Also serves on town council–District Five.
Sullivan, Henry	Grace’s brother, Mac’s father, Lincoln’s second cousin. Married Nancy Emerson	Rector at St. Frances Episcopal
Sullivan, Lincoln Elisha	Mildred’s husband, second cousin to Grace and Henry, Mac’s great uncle	Mayor of Stella Maris
Sullivan, Mackenzie Emerson	Son of Henry and Nancy Sullivan, Grace’s nephew	Lawyer, town solicitor	He’s been a pompous boy his whole life.
Sullivan, Mildred Kingsley	Seems like her people are from Charleston. Married the mayor, Lincoln Sullivan	Mayor’s wife	She holds that it’s her duty to set high moral standards for the community–ask her.
Sullivan, Nancy Emerson	The Emersons are from Charleston. She married Henry Sullivan.	Rector’s wife
Talbot, Benjamin	Liz’s grandfather. Emma Rae’s husband. The Talbots have been in Stella Maris forever.	He passed on in 1992.
Talbot, Blake	Liz’s older brother by one year	Stella Maris Chief of Police	He could have been a great many things if he’d been willing to leave Stella Maris. Thank the Good Lord he stayed. But living on a houseboat and playing part-time in a band are unusual in a police chief.
Talbot, Carolyn Moore	Liz, Blake and Merry’s mother. The Moores are from Sullivan’s Island.	Active church volunteer, housewife	She’s taken up Jazzercise, and wears some interesting outfits for her workouts.
Talbot, Emma Rae Simmons	Liz, Blake, Merry and Marci’s grandmother. She was a Simmons, and they’ve been here forever.	She was a homemaker, mother and grandmother	She was on the town council–District Three. Loved to throw parties.
Talbot, Frank	Emma Rae and Ben’s son. Liz, Blake and Merry’s father. Caroline’s husband.	Retired from an accounting position in Charleston	He’s a character.
Talbot, Harrison	Ben Talbot’s brother. Liz, Blake and Merry’s great uncle	Retired investment banker	He loves money better than anything.
Talbot, Liz	Emma Rae’s granddaughter, Blake and Merry’s sister, Frank and Caroline’s girl	Private Investigator	She’s still pining for Michael Devlin ten years after he married her cousin Marci.
Talbot, Merry	Liz’s younger sister by 2 years	Executive Director of Teen Council in Charleston	She’s a sweet girl, but she has a wild streak.
Vardry, Atticus	The Vardrys are an established Greenville family.	Retired	He hired Liz and Nate to find his granddaughter who ran away in September.
Walker, Mr. & Mrs.	The Walkers are from Greenville		Mrs. Walker hired Liz and Nate to document Mr. Walker’s infidelity.
Waters, Vern	The Waters have been in Stella Maris forever.	Owns and operates The Stella Maris Citizen, the local newspaper
Watson, Coy	Moved here from West Virginia in 1993	Still a bartender at the Pirate’s Den even though he’s past retirement age.	He’s got some colorful family back in West Virginia.
Rhett	Liz’s Golden Retriever
Chumley	Frank and Caroline’s Bassett Hound

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