Rage
First published: 1977
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THE SLY VOICES IN HIS MIND WHISPERED THEIR TERRIBLE WARNINGS, TELLING CHARLIE EXACTLY WHAT HE HAD TO DO...
... And one by one the students filed into the room, laughing, talking, never suspecting that today's class would be like no other.
For today Charlie would lead them in his savagely dangerous game of Show and Tell...
...And all their secrets would explode into a nightmare of violence and terror...
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| ?, Annemarie | Sister of Rosalyn |
| ?, Fred | Uncle of John Dano that gave him an old Dodge car |
| ?, Rosalyn | Sister of Annemarie |
| ?, Tommy | Name carved into Billy Sawyer's desk |
| Anderson, Dr | Wrote a memo on Ted Jones in the mental institute |
| Andreissen, Darlene | Charles looked up her dress in study hall |
| Bates, Irma | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Belch, Lawrence | TV show |
| Berry, Chuck | Singer |
| Brooks, Susan | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Cable, Dick | He beat up Charles Decker at Carol Granger's party |
| Caligari, Dr | Mentioned in passing |
| Canning, Victor | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Carlson, John | Chemistry-Physics teacher |
| Carradine, John | Mentioned in passing |
| Caskin, Nancy | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Castinguay, Sam | Neighbor of the Decker family |
| Christie, Agatha | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Collette, Dana | Threw a party at Schoodic Point |
| Cranston, Lamont | Mentioned in passing |
| Cross, Sandra | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Dano, John (Pig Pen) | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Dano, Lilly | John Dano's older sister |
| Dano, Mrs | John's mother |
| Debbins, Rosanne | Had the locker next to Charles Decker |
| Decker, Carl | Charles' father. Brother of Jessie |
| Decker, Charles Everett | Held up his Algebra class and shot some teachers after being pushed too far |
| Decker, Jessie | The bride at the wedding where Charles' parents met for the first time. Sister of Carl Decker. Maiden name of Jessie Hannaford |
| Decker, Rita | Charles' mother. Roommate of Jessie Decker at the University of Maine |
| Decker, Tom | Brother of Carl |
| Deleavney, Samuel K.N | Judge at Charles' trial |
| Dench, Carla | Had the locker next to Charles Decker |
| Denver, Thomas | Principal of Placerville High School |
| Dole, Robert | Presidential candidate |
| Earl, Randy | One of Carl Decker's friends |
| Fazio, Mr | School janitor in Placerville High School |
| Fitzgerald, Pat | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Floren, Myren | Carol Granger's secret love - character on the Lawrence Belch show |
| Frankel, Mr | Owner of Frankel's Jewelry Store and Camera Store. Placerville's second selectman |
| Franklin, Peter | He was supposed to be in the Algebra Class that was held up but was absent on the day because he has the measles |
| Franks, Phil | A good writer and possibly a student of Placerville High School |
| Gannon, Tannis | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Gavin, Mike | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Gavin, Miss | Maiden name of Don Grace's mother |
| Goldman, Jack | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Gossage, Rich | Works in Admin wing of mental institution |
| Grace, (John ?) | Father of Don Grace (First name is unknown) |
| Grace, Don | School psychologist at Placerville High School |
| Granger, Carol | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Granger, Mrs | Mother of Carol |
| Green, Mrs | Typing teacher in room 300 of Placerville High School |
| Greenburger, Will | Doctor in mental institution |
| Hannaford, Brian | Husband of Jessie Hannaford |
| Hannaford, Jessie | Maiden name of Jessie Decker. Wife of Brian Hannaford |
| Herald, Corky | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Innes, Hammond | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Jackson, Harmon | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Jannick, George | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Johnson, Mr | History Teacher at Placerville High School |
| Jones, Mrs | Ted's mother |
| Jones, Theodore (Ted) | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Katzentz, Mrs | Charlie Decker weeded her garden |
| Keene, Dick | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Kesserling, Jerry | Police Chief of Placerville |
| Lasky, Anne | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Lathrop, Al | One of Carl Decker's friends |
| Levesque, Hubie | One of Carl Decker's friends. Hunting guide |
| Lombardi, Vince | Football coach |
| Lordi, Don | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Malvern, Daniel | Sharpshooter who shot Charles Decker |
| Marble, Miss | Receptionist for Tom Denver at Placerville High School |
| McKennedy, Joe | Friend of Charles Decker. In the Algebra Class that was held up. Brother of Pete |
| McKennedy, Pete | Joe McKennedy's brother. Lived in Bangor and worked for Bangor Sanitation Department |
| Milliken, Randy | Was with Dick Cable when hit by a truck in Lewiston |
| Moeller, Larry | Supplier of drugs |
| Norwiss, Scotty | One of Carl Decker's friends |
| Orville, Herk | Ate a raw mouse on a dare from Charles Decker |
| Orville, Mrs | Mother of Herk |
| Parker, ? | Thief in Richard Stark's novels |
| Pasterne, Sarah | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Philbrick, Frank | Captain of Maine State Police in charge of the Placerville High School incident |
| Quinn, Maynard | Owner of “dirty†playing cards |
| Ragan, Sylvia | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Redford, Robert | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Sawyer, Billy | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Simpson, Scragg | Friend of Pete McKennedy in Bangor |
| St. Armand, LaFollet | Got Lilly Dano pregnant. Joined the Marines |
| Stanner, Grace | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Stanner, Mrs | Grace's mother that works in a laundry |
| Stark, Richard | Writer. This is a pseudonym that was used by Donald Westlake |
| Stoneham, Bob (Stone Balls) | Coach of the Placerville High School. Greyhounds |
| Talbot, Warren | Old police chief before he died in 1975 |
| Taylor, Donna | Friend of Carol Granger |
| Thomas, Melvin | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
| Thorne, Buck | Went out with Carol Granger |
| Travolta, John | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Underwood, Jean Alice | 37 Year old algebra teacher that was shot by Charles Decker. His first victim |
| Vance, John Down | Name given to Peter Vance on the charge sheet of Charles Decker at the end of the book |
| Vance, Peter | Teacher shot by Charles Decker. His second victim. He was called John Down Vance in the charge sheet for Charles Decker |
| Venson, Mrs | Teacher at Placerville High School |
| Welch, Raquel | Charles Decker had a poster of her in his locker |
| Westlake, Donald | Wrote books under the name Richard Stark |
| Widmark, Richard | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Wilson, Brian | Singer on the radio |
| Wolfe, Mr | Teacher at Placerville High School that called the police |
| Yannick, George | In the Algebra Class that was held up |
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