Lucy Ferrier
John feriierA traveler heading West who joins the Mormon faith when the Mormons, led by Brigham Young, rescue him from the desert. The adopted father of Lucy Ferrier, he comes to recognize the danger of the Mormons and tries to escape Salt Lake City with Lucy and Jefferson Hope.
Lucy Ferrier
The beautiful and charming adopted daughter of John Ferrier, Lucy falls in love with an outsider and a Gentile -Jefferson Hope. She is eventually forced to marry one of Elders sons, Enoch Drebber. Unfortunately, she dies within a month of a broken heart.
Enoch Drebber
The son of one of the Mormon Elders, Drebber is awarded Lucy Ferriers hand in marriage. He is pursued to the death by Jefferson Hope. His body is found in an abandoned home in Lauriston Gardens, thus beginning the mystery.
Joseph Stangerson
A son of one of the Mormon Elders, Stangerson also vied for Lucy Ferriers hand but lost to Drebber. He eventually became Drebbers private secretary and traveled with him to Europe. He was also murdered by the vengeful Jefferson Hope.
Brigham Young
The charismatic, powerful, and brutal chief of the Mormons. Claiming to speak for Joseph Smith and deemed himself a Prophet himself, Young ruled over the Elect with an iron fist. He refused to let Lucy Ferrier marry a Gentile and sent his Avenging Angels after the Ferriers when they escaped from Utah.
Lestrade
A detective of Scotland Yard who consults Holmes on cases. He and Gregson have a bitter rivalry.
Gregson
A Scotland Yard detective who is not particularly fond of Holmes but is considered by him to be the best of the Yard detectives. He and Lestrade have a bitter rivalry.
Jefferson