Blue Moon characters

Appears from the start

An itinerant former military police officer who notices a suspected robbery developing near a bus station. He follows the apparent thief and intervenes on behalf of the older victim.

Appears from the start

The head of the city's Ukrainian criminal organization. While maintaining an agreement with Dino, he secretly feeds his rival false information to create an opening for expansion.

Appears from the start

The head of the city's Albanian criminal organization and Gregory's counterpart in an uneasy territorial arrangement. He accepts Gregory's warning about informants within his ranks.

First appears in chapter 2

An elderly man carrying the proceeds from selling his car when a thief attacks him. Injured and under severe financial pressure, he must deliver $22,500 to a criminal lender and accepts Reacher's help.

First appears in chapter 4

Aaron Shevick's wife. She shares his acute financial hardship, although the couple have not yet told Reacher what created their urgent need for money.

First appears in chapter 5

The unnamed Ukrainian who takes control of the former Albanian lender's accounts. He accepts Reacher's claim to be Aaron Shevick and relies on a ledger while settling the old debt.

Also known as Meg

First appears in chapter 9

Aaron and Maria Shevick's daughter. Her advanced cancer requires costly care after her employer allowed its health insurance to lapse, leaving her parents responsible for an immediate medical bill.

Also known as Julian

First appears in chapter 10

A Public Law Project attorney working with two colleagues on the Shevicks' claim arising from the loss of Meg's employer-provided health coverage.

Also known as Gino

First appears in chapter 10

One of the three Public Law Project attorneys representing the Shevicks in their effort to recover money connected to Meg's lost health coverage.

Also known as Isaac

First appears in chapter 10

One of the three Public Law Project attorneys representing the Shevicks in their effort to recover money connected to Meg's lost health coverage.

First appears in chapter 11

The missing Ukrainian founder of Meg's former employer. The Public Law Project suspects he diverted company assets before its collapse, and Reacher begins searching for him as a possible source of restitution.

Also known as Abby

First appears in chapter 14

A waitress who guides Reacher away from a rapid Ukrainian response and hides him nearby. Familiar with the danger of defying the organization, she nevertheless helps him after his inquiry about Trulenko.

First appears in chapter 16

The Ukrainian boss of a massage parlor targeted during an Albanian raid. The attackers seize him as the conflict between the two organizations widens.

First appears in chapter 16

Bohdam's deputy at a Ukrainian-controlled massage parlor. Albanian gunmen abduct him alongside his boss during a violent takeover.

Also known as Frank

First appears in chapter 21

Abby's musician friend, who gives her and Reacher refuge in his row house on the Albanian side of the city.

Also known as Hogan

First appears in chapter 21

Barton's lodger and a drummer in his band. A former Marine, he evaluates the formidable defenses likely protecting Trulenko and the Ukrainian leadership.

Also known as Vantresca

First appears in chapter 25

Hogan's former Army commander, now a security consultant. He joins Reacher's group because he speaks Albanian and Ukrainian and can interpret information taken from the gangs' phones.

First appears in chapter 29

Dino's chief lieutenant, born Shcumbin but using the name of his dead younger brother. He directs an unauthorized Albanian search for the outsider believed to be provoking both criminal organizations.

First appears in chapter 31

An Albanian investigator and former Tirana police detective. His methodical search leads him to Barton's house, where he tries to find Reacher and Abby.

First appears in chapter 38

Gregory's chief of staff. He orders Maria's abduction as the Ukrainian organization tries to use the Shevicks to draw out the man it believes is Aaron.

Also known as Buckley

First appears in chapter 40

A Washington Post journalist who has previously faced threats from the Albanian organization. Reacher seeks her knowledge while trying to identify the Ukrainians' hidden operation.