Connie’s Family
-Hazel Salazar–Connie’s Youngest sister
-Kyle Salazar–Hazel’s son
-Janessa Salazar–Kyle’s wife
-Anecia Salazar–Grandmother
Main and Supporting Characters
-Peter Anderson (alias Devon Howard) (1987-Present)– Son of Sam and Tammy and brother of Yua, Retired Missing Person’s Detective, Member of the Gendarmerie. Call sign–Hitman–obvious reasons.
-Jennie (Simmons) Howard (1996-Present)– Wife of Peter Anderson (alias Devon Howard)
-Amelia Clara Howard (2025-Present) Daughter of Devon and Jennie Howard
-Thomas Peter Anderson (2026-Future) Son of Peter Anderson (Devon Howard) and Jennie Anderson (Howard), named in honor of their friend Thomas Jenner.
-Clarice (Jennings) Simmons (1970-Present)–Mother of Jennie
-Philip Simmons (1965-2000)–Husband to Clarice and father of Jennie. Killed by a drunk driver
-Andres Rhys Aguinaldo–Friend of Thomas Jenner and recently retired from the Light Reaction Regiment (LRR), a special operations unit of the Philippine Army (PA). It is tasked with rapid response missions, including counter-terrorism. He will become Devon Howard (Peter Anderson)’s and Thomas Jenner’s partner in the Philippines. Call sign–Ashtray–he liked to smoke cigars
-Dante–Caucasian Ovcharka (Caucasian Shepherd Dog), purchased by Devon/Peter to protect and keep Jennie company when he was away on his assignments
-Spot (Sikulka)–Devon’s Foster Dog from Prague
-Tom Reagan–Italian real estate broker and agent
-James Pierany–FBI special agent in Charge (SAC) and close friend of Devon(Peter)
-Eleonora Giacopetti– An Interior Designer in Rome
-Tony Jenson–Real estate broker taking care of the sale of Clarice Simmon’s house. (Company name Jensen Real Estate)
-Filiberto Toscani–Manager of LifeBound K9 Dog Traininng Academy
-Renato Eneide–Head trainer at LifeBound K9 Dog Traininng Academy
-Antonello Esposito–Assistant trainer and unfortunate demonstration assailant at LifeBound K9 Dog Training Academy
-Dr. Nicolina Marcello–Jennie’s OBGYN
-Mortimer Friedman–Devon’s/Peter’s accountant
-Waldron Bernales–A private pilot who would do just about anything for money and a close friend of Andres.’ Flies out of Woodland Airpark.
-Gulliver Pagaduan–Pharmacist in Manila, friend of Andres’, with a gambling problem, and source of Ketamine
-Ramil Lopez Mandaputan–Jeepney driver in Palawan
-Humphrey Rabino–Jeepney driver in Kalido
-Carlo Salik–Jeepney driver in Laog
-Donald Adriano–Manager of Jeepneys in the Manila Municipal area and contact of Andres
-Jago Nazareno–Jeepney driver in Manila
-Romy Villagracia–Jeepney driver in Quezon City and Caloocan
-Theo Enriquez–Jeepney driver in Taguig City
-Paul Amaro–Jeepney driver in Davao City
-Burak Kaya (alias Varga Bardhi)–deceased friend and partner of Peter.
-Judge Roy Thomas Parker–Judge trying the case for Peter Anderson (alias Devon Howard).
The Setting Moon Agency (a fictitious private detective agency)
-Virgil Araneta–Owner of the Setting Moon Agency
-Umed Malinao–Undercover Private Investigator–Has experience with explosives, with over 20 years of military service, specializing in both demolition and bomb disposal, currently serves as a per diem consultant for both the armed forces and law enforcement. (Devon)
-Eugine Esguerra–Undercover Private Investigator–Has experience with explosives, Has experience with explosives, served for 8 years in the Philippine Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. (Thomas)
Jed Pamplona–Undercover Private Investigator–Has experience with explosives, served for 6 years in the Philippine Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. (Andres)
-Alain Voillas–Undercover Private Investigator (Devon)
-Raul Quijano–Undercover Private Investigator (Devon)
Stefan Espanol–Undercover Private Investigator (Thomas)
-Oracle Custodio–Undercover Private Investigator (Thomas)
-Quasim Bernales–Undercover Private Investigator (Andres)
-Alejandro Viray–Undercover Private Investigator (Andres)
The Pope’s Family
-Lorenzo Matteo Chiesa (3/12/1966-Present)–Widower and Younger brother of Angelo Paolo Guiseppe Chiesa, (Pope Pius XIII)
-Maria Conceptione Chiesa (Bianchi) (05/16/1972-10/08/2017)–Mother of Marco Enzo Chiesa and deceased wife of Lorenzo Matteo Chiesa.
-Isabella Arianna (Chiesa) Bernardi (8/20/1958-Present)–Younger sister of Angelo Paolo Guiseppe Chiesa, (Pope Pius XIII)
-Marco Enzo Chiesa (10/02/1995-02/05/2025)–Only child of Lorenzo Matteo Chiesa, victim of Organ Harvesting Ring
The Santos Filipino Family Members
-Sitti Maria (Santos) Chiesa (11/14/2002-Present)–Young Filipino bride of Marco Enzo Chiesa
-Christina Liezel (Santos) Abad– Older sister of Sitti Maria (Santos) Chiesa
-Angelo Datu Santos– Younger brother of Sitti Maria (Santos) Chiesa
-Antonio Jomari Santos–Father of Sitti Maria (Santos) Chiesa
-Carmelita Dafrosa (Mendoza) Santos–Mother of Sitti Maria (Santos) Chiesa
Roman Catholic Church Characters
-Thomas Jenner–Devon’s initial guide and representative to the Vatican, Devon/Peter’s handler, retired from the Gruppodi Intervento (GIS) (Special Intervention Group) of the Carabinieri, a branch of the Italian Armed Forces responsible for both military and civil policing. A friend of Andres Rhys Aguinaldo, recently retired from the LRR. Call sign–Jazz–because he liked jazz music.
-Pope Pius XIII (06/20/1953-Present)–Angelo Paolo Guiseppe Chiesa–I have created a fictional person for the Pope in this final volume of the trilogy, to eliminate any issue with the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican, or the current Pope. There is to be no comparison to be made or inferred from the depiction of my Pope to the current one or any other in the storied history of the Roman Catholic Church. My fictional Pope is a unique individual, whom I will do my best to keep his characterization accurate to that of previous Popes and the current Pope.
-Archbishop Peter Ignastius–Also known as the papal household prefect, he is the personal secretary of the Pope.
-Monsignor Thomas Bianchi–Master of Ceremonies, who coordinates the pope’s liturgical events.
-Elena Lombardi–Personal secretary Archbishop Peter Ignastius
-Mateo Aiello–Also known as the pope’s valet, butler, or assistant, Aiello is responsible for keeping the pope’s hands free, packing and unpacking the pope’s suitcase, and carrying umbrellas.
-Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti– head of the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps, a position he has held since October 15, 2019
-Luca Cattaneo–freelance and Expert forger, phony IDs for the Vatican and Gendarmerie Corps for special ops and missions
-Aurelio Francesco Pesci–Information Technology (IT) and computer hacker for the Vatican and Gendarmerie Corps
-Robert Moreland–Deacon who helped Clarice Simmons with her move to Rome.
-Mateo Neri–A gendarmerie guard who was a guide for Lorenzo when he visited his brother
-Tore Eneide–The armorer of the Gendarmerie and a good friend of Thomas
-Arrigo Li Fonti–Vatican IT expert and hacker
-Luigi Cantu–Vatican IT expert and hacker
-Giuliano Beneventi–Vatican forensic accountant
-Cardinal Petronella Arcuri Trevisani–secretly working with IOHS
Local Filipino Organ Harvesting Gang Members
(Note: to make my life easier, I took names from notorious Pinoy and Bahala Na Gangsters names. My gang members and syndicate members are totally fictional and have nothing in common with the real gang members, except for their names)
-Alberto Bayani Mendoza–Older “friend” of Kyle Salazar, sold him out to organ harvesters to cover his gambling debt
-Emilio Changco–Leader of the Organ Harvesting Gang (ORG)
-Marvin Mercado–Number 2 of the ORG
-Maria Alfaro–female member captured at the Manila cell
-Octavio Parojinog–Senior ORG henchman captured in Laoag Cell
Crime Syndicate for Organ Harvesting
-Kuno Baumann –Leader of International Organ Harvesting Syndicate (IOHS), formerly known as Black Dawn
-Siegbert Leitz–Second in command of IOHS, formerly known as Black Dawn
-Cardinal Arrigo Li Fonti–Became involved in Illegal Organ harvesting when a family member needed a heart
-Dr. Robert Yabut–surgeon responsible for removing the organs from the victims
-Dr. Raymart Yabut–Anesthesiologist responsible for sedating the organ harvesting victims and brother of Dr. Robert Yabut
-Dr. Yardan Contreras–Surgical Assistant
-Estrella Alferez–Scrub Nurse
-Aquilino Credo–Surgical Tech
-Jedrek Razon–Orderly responsible for disposing of the bodies
-Trent Ariola–2nd Orderly responsible for disposing of the bodies
-Arturo Forcuna–responsible for finding recipients for the harvested organs
Additional Victims of Organ Harvesting Gang
-Delfina Calazan Y Dejos
-Gomer Ramos y Mariano
-Arlie S. Gonzales
-Rebeca Epaton
-John Kyle Pantonial Delos Reyes
-Felicisimo Basalan y Tagam
-Angeline Estella Y Camer
-Charles Dean Sotto
-Jonas Paolo S. Calleja
Policlinico A. Gemelli University Hospital Staff
-Santuzza DeFilippis–ER charge nurse
-Gisella Genovese–ER trauma nurse #1
-Allegria Moretti–ER Trauman nurse #2
-Leonzio Fontana–Orderly #1
-Eliseo Auriemma–Orderly #2
-Michele Pisani–ER Trauma Doctor
-Osvaldo Buratti–Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon
-Titi Sabbatini–Neurosurgeon
-Bettino Albanp–Surgical scrub tech
-Giulietta Baroffio–Surgical nurse #1
-Pietrina Fazio–Surgical nurse #2
-Silvio Capuano–Cat Scan tech for CT guided procedures
-Adona Mazzi–Recovery room nurse #1
-Rosalba Romano–Recovery room nurse #2
-Gisella Chiellini–Medical-Telemetry Charge Nurse
-Riccarda Zetticci–Medical-Telemetry nurse #1
-Romhilda Rossi–Medical-Telemetry nurse #2
-Bibiana Baroffio–Rehab Charge Nurse
-Riccarda Zetticci–Rehab floor nurse #1
-Agostina Albano–Rehab floor nurse #2
-Vito Brun–Rehab tech #1
-Bettino Pirlo–Rehab tech #2
Wallens Ridge State Prison
-Tony Cooley–Warden
-William McClain–Medical staff doctor
–Bernard Moses-Guard #1
-Donald Anthony–Guard #2
-Bernd Gerber–Prisoner #1
-Victor Axelsson–Prisoner #2
-Helmut Kuhn–Prisoner #3