Nobody in this book set out to be part of anything. Here's who got pulled in — and what they were listening to while it happened. Full playlists are on the Soundtrack page.
Amy had a plan for life after university. Fate had a different one — and it starts with her family's farm in Wales and ends somewhere she never expected. Sharp, funny, and out of her depth in the best and worst ways.
Trying to hold a government job, a marriage, and a family together while the modern world moves faster than he can manage — and that's before personal tragedy strikes.
Blazing from one tabloid sensation to the next, with the aid of a retired detective turned private eye. William smells a story before anyone else does — he just doesn't know how far this one goes.
Glamorous, sharp, and always three steps ahead of the room. Veronika knows more than she says and wants more than she'll admit — and there's a version of her story nobody's seen yet.
Candlelight and centuries-old volumes suit Marcus better than daylight does. The Merlini name carries weight he didn't ask for and can't quite put down.
The most ordinary bloke in a book full of extraordinary circumstances — which is exactly why he matters. Kieran is proof that you don't need a destiny to get swept up in one.
Round glasses, sharp suit, sharper instincts. Jeremy has spent a lifetime in rooms where decisions get made quietly — and he's very good at making sure his name isn't attached to any of them.
Colin's the sort of steady, dependable presence every story needs and rarely appreciates enough — until it turns out steady and dependable is exactly what's required.
Composed, precise, and impossible to read. Sheila has a habit of turning up exactly when she's needed and never explaining how she knew to be there.
Landlord of The Carpenter's Arms in Soho. Discreet, observant, knows everyone and everything — and says very little of it.
A parish priest carrying more than his congregation knows — faith tested by things scripture didn't quite prepare him for.
Peter's wife. Warm, sharp, and the reason he has anything worth holding onto outside of Westminster.