Midnight Alley characters

Appears from the start

A sixteen-year-old university student whose intelligence has drawn the direct attention of Morganville's Founder. Claire's new protection bracelet makes most vampires keep their distance, but it also means Amelie can require her to undertake secret and dangerous work.

Appears from the start

Claire's boyfriend and housemate. Shane survived a death sentence and his father's failed war on Morganville, but Michael's transformation has placed a vampire inside the circle he considers family, testing both his temper and his loyalty.

Appears from the start

Claire's Goth housemate and closest female friend. Eve loves Michael but is adjusting to his new vampirism, and the return of her troubled younger brother Jason brings old family fear into Glass House.

Appears from the start

The owner of Glass House, recently transformed from a ghostlike being into a vampire. Michael can finally leave the property and pursue his music, but he must manage blood hunger while preserving his relationships with Eve, Shane, and Claire.

Appears from the start

Morganville's ancient Founder and Claire's new patron. Amelie assigns Claire to work on a secret problem threatening the town's vampires, offering protection while revealing little about the risks or the fate of earlier assistants.

First appears in chapter 4

An ancient vampire scholar suffering from a disease that causes confusion, paranoia, and violent loss of control. Myrnin is brilliant enough to seek a cure for the illness afflicting Morganville's vampires, but teaching Claire in his hidden laboratory makes him both her mentor and an immediate danger.

First appears in chapter 3

Eve's younger brother, newly returned to Morganville. Jason is angry, unpredictable, and fascinated by vampire violence; Eve knows enough of his past to fear what his presence may mean as attacks on young women spread through town.

First appears in chapter 2

Claire's university enemy, now forced to recognize that the Founder's bracelet gives Claire unusual status. Monica remains vindictive, but Amelie's orders sometimes require her to help Claire move through dangers that threaten them both.

First appears in chapter 5

Michael's grandfather and a vampire who remains unusually close to his human sympathies. Sam helps Michael adjust to his transformation and supports Claire as she learns why Amelie is so desperate for Myrnin's research to succeed.

First appears in chapter 6

The vampire owner of Common Grounds and Amelie's rival. Oliver understands the danger posed by the vampires' illness and cooperates when Morganville itself is threatened, without giving up his ambition to challenge the Founder.

Also known as Mr. Bishop

First appears in chapter 14

An ancient and commanding vampire who arrives in Morganville with Ysandre and François. Bishop is Amelie's father and treats her town as a place he can enter and dominate, making his appearance a direct threat to the existing order and to Glass House.

First appears in chapter 14

A dangerous vampire who arrives in Morganville as part of Bishop's entourage. Ysandre combines polished manners with open contempt for the young residents of Glass House.

First appears in chapter 14

One of the vampires accompanying Bishop into Morganville. François helps enforce Bishop's authority when the visitors confront the residents of Glass House.