Margaret Sterling

Margaret Sterling, a character in the Veil of Secrets book, is the wife of Pierce Sterling and the mother of Tanner and Bryce. She makes her first appearance in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Margaret has gray hair, gray eyes and light skin. She wears a purple dress over an indigo top, a necklace made from large diamonds and a pair of diamond earrings. She is described as being a petite and pinched-looking woman in Chapter 2.

Personality
Like her family, Margaret cares more about their reputation than the well-being of others, including the possibility of their belongings getting stolen being more important than the disappearance of her son's fiancée, Kate.

She is more than willing to defend her home and criminal history given that Chapter 13 ends with her pointing a shotgun at your head.

Veil of Secrets

 * Chapter 2: Unveiled
 * Chapter 3: The Powers That Be
 * Chapter 9: The Rocket's Red Glare
 * Chapter 10: Collateral Damage (Off-Screen)
 * Chapter 13: Under the Bed
 * Chapter 14: The Face of Evil

Pierce Sterling
Pierce is her husband. In Chapter 14, it is revealed that she knew her husband was cheating on her with a woman named Alanis.

Tanner Sterling
Tanner is her firstborn and thus oldest son.

Bryce Sterling
Bryce is her second and therefore youngest son.

Kate O'Malley
Kate is the fiancée of her older son, Tanner, but she harbors contempt for Kate, even calling her a "murdering whore" during the Fourth of July gala and wishing that she would die in jail after her arrest by Chief Walsh. In Chapter 14, Kate reveals that she's pregnant with Tanner's child. When she was dying, she asked Kate to take care of her grandchild.

Nikolai Petrov
Nikolai referred to Margaret as 'The one that got away' and 'The woman of his heart forever'. She took advantage of his feelings for her to get him to murder Alanis Acosta. Although she considered sleeping with him to get back at Pierce for his infidelity, nothing happened between them.

Trivia

 * Her family shares the same surname as Nathan Sterling from The Junior series who is revealed to be a distant cousin.
 * Her maiden name is Van Dyke, as revealed in Chapter 3.
 * She was a skilled tennis player before she married Pierce.
 * She shares the same name as Margaret Blake from The Crown & The Flame series, Margaret Montjoy from A Very Scandalous Proposal, and Margaret Valborne from The Duchess Affair.
 * She bears resemblance to actress Glenn Close.
 * In Chapter 13, it is revealed that her and Pierce's company nearly went bankrupt in 1985, which led to them using their company to smuggle drugs into Birchport.
 * Her crimes include drug trafficking, affiliation with organized crime, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit murder.
 * The name Margaret is of Greek origin, meaning "pearl". Its diminutives are Maggie and Peggy.