Pierce Sterling

Pierce Sterling, a character in the Veil of Secrets book, is the husband of Margaret and the father of Tanner and Bryce. He makes his first appearance in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Pierce has short white hair, blue eyes, and light skin. He wears a black suit over a white button-up shirt and black vest, a gold handkerchief, and a gold necktie.

Personality
Like his family, Pierce cares more about their reputation than the wellbeing of others, including his son's fiancée Kate, whom he looks down upon for being beneath him in social standing.

He is very influential given that he has an unnamed judge, the Police chief, and the District Attorney as allies.

He is shown to be narcissistic given he believes that his family owns Birchport and that everyone in the town should be grateful to him. As of Chapter 9, he has become increasingly hostile to the point where he attempts to force you out of Birchport.

Margaret Sterling
Margaret is his wife.

Tanner Sterling
Tanner is his eldest son.

Bryce Sterling
Bryce is his second son.

Your Character
Pierce initially comes off as cold to your character when you ask him about Kate's disappearence. He later sends Bryce to pick you up outside the Police station. He informs you that he only views you as Birchport's guest and believes that you shouldn't be investigating his family. In Chapter 9, Pierce declares you an enemy, believing that you assisted Kate in murdering Tanner. In Chapter 11, it is revealed that he ordered Chief Walsh to force you out of Birchport

Alanis Acosta
Alanis was Pierce's former secretary who was mysteriously killed in a house fire. It is revealed that Pierce and Alanis had an affair, and that at one point Alanis was pregnant with their son. In Chapter 14 it is revealed that Jeff Duffy is his son.

Trivia

 * His family shares the same surname as Nathan Sterling from The Junior series.
 * His study has a large amount of Nautical themed paraphernalia.
 * In Chapter 6, it is mentioned he had a secretary named Alanis who died in a house fire.
 * In Chapter 13, it is revealed that his and Margaret's company nearly went bankrupt in 1985, which led to them using their company to smuggle drugs into Birchport.
 * In Chapter 14, it is mentioned that he disappeared after Margaret and Walsh were arrested for their crimes.