Lindsey becomes Jeremy's romantic interest and briefly shares a meaningful connection with him. Jeremy tells her that he can perceive the fear and disconnection hidden within people, as well as their deeper connection to everything around them. Their relationship is interrupted and broken by Lindsey's father before it can develop further.
The protagonist, a former college graduate and victim of domestic abuse. After her ex-husband escapes prison, she seeks extreme measures and self-defense training to survive.
Michelle is a commercially successful artist and the elder Widener daughter, whose family has long praised her talents. After a car crash leaves her comatose, she awakens with brain damage affecting her impulse control, leading to sexual behavior, shoplifting, and repeated departures from home. She enters treatment, develops empathy for the other group members, and speaks to her family about how the injury changed her.
Whip’s daughter, Dana is saddened when Christopher, with whom she had begun a relationship, is killed on the submersible expedition. Her father had initially refused to hunt the squid because of a promise he made to her. After the creature is destroyed, she reunites with Whip and Kathryn on shore.
One of the two crew members awakened from hyper-sleep. After a violent struggle with McNiel, she survives in a freezing cargo hold and deduces that the strange substance causes temporary psychosis at normal temperatures. She retrieves a cure from the ship's computer, treats McNiel, and helps coordinate a rescue before deciding to stay aboard the ship to sacrifice themselves and stop the virus.
Fellow inmate who helps the imprisoned singer survive.
Hilary is Paul and Jane's daughter, left to adjust to life after her mother's death while her father struggles with grief. She needs advice about birth control, and she does not take well to Mary becoming part of the household. Her difficulty accepting her father's new relationship is one of the challenges facing the family as it tries to move forward.
A guest at the Sunday brunch where Laura becomes unusually flirtatious and repeatedly compliments her.
Missy Crider has 34 screen credits in a career dating back to 1987. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Rebel Highway Series with 1 titles. Signature works include Instinct to Kill, Alien Cargo, Sins of the Mind. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
