Hidden Bodies Flashcards

Vocabulary terms and definitions from the narrative 'Hidden Bodies', covering primary characters, locations, and key plot devices.

Joe Goldberg

The protagonist and narrator, a former New York bookseller who moves to Los Angeles to find and eliminate Amy Adam after she robs him.

Amy Kendall Adam

A woman who works at Mooney Rare and Used, steals $23,000 in rare books from Joe, and flees to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Mooney Rare and Used

The New York bookstore where Joe worked prior to his move to California.

Portnoy's Complaint

The Philip Roth novel that Joe and Amy amassing in the bookstore basement; Amy later steals all existing copies.

The mug of urine

A ceramic mug Joe left in a hardwood closet at the Salinger house in Little Compton, which haunts him as a potential source of DNA evidence.

Guinevere Beck

Joe's former girlfriend whom he murdered and buried in upstate New York, pinning the crime on her therapist, Dr. Nicky Angevine.

Peach Salinger

Beck's emotionally unstable friend whom Joe killed on a beach in Little Compton and made to look like a suicide.

Henderson

The narcissistic host of the talk show F@#k Narcissism whom Joe murders after discovering he is dating Amy Adam.

Love Quinn

An independent producer and daughter of the wealthy owners of the Pantry grocery chain who becomes Joe's primary romantic interest and the mother of his child.

Forty Quinn

Love's twin brother and a struggling screenwriter who steals Joe's script ideas for The Third Twin and The Mess to sell to Megan Ellison.

The Aisles

The massive gated estate in Malibu owned by the Quinn family, featuring four houses, two pools, and two tennis courts.

The Pantry

A trendy, high-end grocery store chain owned by Ray and Dottie Quinn that Joe describes as a 'modern art museum'.

Milo Benson

A television producer and childhood friend of the Quinns who directs the film Boots and Puppies and is Joe's rival for Love's affection.

Officer Robin Fincher

An LAPD officer and celebrity stalker whom Joe lures to Mexico and kills after Fincher begins investigating him for Delilah's disappearance.

Delilah

An investigative reporter and Joe's neighbor at Hollywood Lawns whom Joe murders after she discovers his bag of tropes and evidence from Henderson's house.

La Groceria

The Quinn family's mansion in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Professor Joe

A nickname given to Joe by Ray Quinn; it later becomes the name of a mascot for a book club initiative at the Pantry stores.

The Third Twin

A nonlinear narrative screenplay Joe helps Forty write, which Forty eventually sells as his own work.

Boots and Puppies

A film directed by Milo Benson and starring Love Quinn, based on a script Joe considers a personal attack on his relationship.

Danny Fox

The pseudonym Joe Goldberg used when attending therapy sessions with Dr. Nicky Angevine in New York.