The Ghost Walker (1996) (edit title/settings)

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• Father John Aloysius O'Malley: Catholic priest and recovering alcoholic, serving the people of the Arapaho reservation at St Francis Mission
• Vicky Holden: Domestic violence survivor who has returned to the reservation after being gone for ten years for school. Believing she can help her people as a lawyer now, she faces prejudice from some Arapaho who see her as "white" since she has been gone so long .
• Susan Holden: Vicky's rebellious drug-addicted daughter
• Marcus Deppert: Arapaho; former drug dealer; good to his grandparents
• Gary Rollins: A white drug dealer living with Susan Holden at Vicky's old ranch house.
• Nick Sheldon: An attorney; drug dealer. He says he represents a group that wants to build a community center on the grounds of St. Francis Mission.
• Annie Chambeau: An ex-girlfriend of Marcus who has a problem with alcohol.
• Ben Holden: Vicky's ex-husband
• Jennifer: The new girlfriend of Marcus Deppert.
• Father Peter Roach: A retired preiest caled back to assist @ St Francis Mission; Shakespeare scholar.
• Eden Lightfoot: The new economic development officer on the reservation.
• Deborah Deppert: A woman in her eighties. Married to Joe Deppert.
• Jake Littlehorse: An acquaintence of Fr. John on the reservation.
• Joe Deppert: Marcus's grandfather who just had an operation for diabetes.
• Loretta Dolby: Rich Dolby's mother who works at the school cafeteria.
• Rich Dolby: A friend of Marcus and son of Loretta.
• Mardell Spotted Horse: A woman in her seventies, married to Thomas Spotted Horse.
• Art Banner: BIA Police Chief
• Dodge: The make of truck that kept following Fr. John and threatened to run him off the road.
• Clifford Keating: The bishop's personal representative.
• Lana: The owner of a restaurant that goes by her name and where Fr. John has a meeting.
• Mary and John Red Deer: Two elderly Indian Americans who attend daily Mass at St. Francis.
• Leonard Bizzell: The caretaker of Fr. John's church.
• Mary Featherly: An Indian woman who comes to see Vicky about a divorce.
• Patrick Banner: Art's son who has just gotten out of the military.
• Donald Lightheart: An American Indian who attends daily Mass at St. Francis's Church.
• Elena: The housekeeper at St. Francis Mission.
• Mike Osgood: The new FBI agent on the reservation.
• Amos Deerkill: A police officer in the sheriff's office.
• Mary and Ike Yellow Calf: Friends of Fr. John and parishoners at his church.
• Lean Bear: Ben's great grandfather and one of the leading men of the tribe.
• Chief Black Night: Vicky's great-grandfather who had ridden with Lean Bear.
• Howard Bushy: An Indian boy who is at the BIA elementary school and is a good athlete.
• Ty: A man from Los Angeles who Susan Holden says wants to marry her and go into business selling Indian artifacts.
• Nate Holden: Ben's cousin, who has a ranch near Vicky and Ben's ranch.
• Gary Holden: Vicky and Ben's son.
• Eileen: A girl Fr. John was fond of at Boston College before he had a calling to the priesthood.
• Morrissey Poterfield: A chemist capable of producing fantanyl and being sought by the FBI.
• Thomas Spotted Horse: An Indian elder and rancher who Fr. John speaks to.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming: Where most of the action in the story takes place.
• Arapaho: The name of the Indian tribe that is centered at the Wind River Indian Reservation.
• St. Francis Mission: Where Fr. John is the pastor and where they are thinking of closing down the mission to build a community center.
• Denver: Vicky left her family and the reservation to go to law school in Denver.
• Lean Bear: A ranch where Vicky and Ben used to live.
• Seventeen-mile Road: One of the roads on the reservation
• Rendezvous Road: The central route through the reservation.
• California: Where the Z Group is located.
• Eagle Hall: Where the old gym was located.
• Miller Lane: A street Father John passes and thinks that the vehicle following him may have turned down.
• Easter Egg Village: Where Marcus Deppert lives.
• Circle Drive: The road around St. Francis Mission.
• Lander: A city in Wyoming where Vicky lives and where Fr. John had a meeting scheduled with the bishop's representative.
• Grace House: Where Fr. John was before being assigned to St. Francis Mission.
• The Z Group: A private partnership represented by Nick Shelton and who wants to build a community center on the land of St. Francis Mission.
• Los Angeles: Where Vicky's daughter Susan lived before returning to the reservation.
• Cheyanne: Where the Bishop has his residence and office.
• Sage Canyon: Where Vicky's old home was on Lean Bear Ranch.
• Riverton Memorial Hospital: Fr. John calls there to see if they had treated a missing character.
• Lander Hospital: Fr. John also calls this hospital to see if they had treated a missing character.
• Boston College: Where Fr. John went to college.
• Wind River Mountains: The background setting to the reservation and a view from St. Frances Mission.
• Fort Washakie: A community on the reservation near the Wind River Law Enforcement Center.
• Martin Drive: The street in Lander where Nick Shelton lives.

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Eagle Catcher, and followed by The Dream Stalker.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Margaret Coel (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3553 O347 G46 1996
• Dewey: 813.54

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths
• Books › Literature & Fiction