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Loudmouth Mo is a supremely well-intentioned girl, but she's definitely got a mouth on her… and sometimes it gets her into trouble. She always says exactly what she's thinking and tells the hones...

Mo's Sidekick Dale is Mo's best friend since just about forever, and they do everything together—he's always by her side, even when there are better things to do. For instance, when he wants to g...

A Man of Mystery The Colonel, who fishes Mo out of the creek when she's a baby, definitely comes from mysterious origins. He shows up in Tupelo Landing on the same night that Mo does… and he's lo...

Full of Flair Miss Lana definitely adds some exotic flavor to the residents of Tupelo Landing. They all adore her (none more than Mo) because she runs the café with such flair, constantly switchin...

Trouble walks into the café one morning in the form of Detective Starr… or at least that's what Mo thinks. Detective Starr isn't from around Tupelo Landing, but he's here to investigate a murder...

Deputy Marla is the crooked cop in this story. She's working under Detective Starr, and at first she seems all nice and trustworthy, even offering to help Mo look for her biological mother: "You di...

Dale and Lavender's mama is a true Southern lady. She's gracious, feminine, and always caring—but that doesn't mean that she's weak. Even though Miss Rose may seem like a delicate flower (especia...

Dale's daddy, Mr. Macon, is a real piece of work. He's a jerk to his lovely family (Lavender won't even talk to him anymore) and is involved in all sorts of shady business. In fact, it comes out th...

Mr. Jesse's murderer is Robert Slate, a man who is out to track down all of his former associates and kill them for his share of the loot they took from a bank robbery twelve years ago. He serves a...

Mean old Mr. Jesse doesn't show up for much of the novel since he ends up murdered within the first couple chapters. But it's because of this that he's central to the story and the mystery of the m...

Dale's older brother Lavender may have a pretty weird name, but he's known as a total stud in Tupelo Landing. A lot of ladies are in love with him, including Mo, who is obviously too young for him....

Mo considers Anna Celeste her sworn enemy for life because, to put it simply, Anna Celeste is a snob. She's egged on by her mean mother, encouraged to make fun of Mo for not having a "real" family...