Virginia Hayes

Virginia Hayes is the human daughter of Mulch Hayes and his late wife who left town after Virginia was born. The local gossip held that Mulch had Virginia's mother killed and that he disposed of the body in one of the many family fields. The topic of Virginia's mother is a hot one in the Hayes family.

Virginia Hayes is a passionate young woman who finds her father’s business practices unethical and immoral. She suspects but does not know of her father’s criminal enterprises. The pressure to keep the secrets of the family, mostly regarding her half-mermaid sister, has begun to build resentment in Virginia towards her father. She rebels by drinking and using recreational drugs. She is kidnapped by Mulch and given to Pembroke in the deal that includes kidnapping and transporting Marina, Virginia's half-mermaid sister.

Stylistically, Virginia’s sections are the only 1st person narration in Mulch.

Virginia is one of the main protagonists in the novel.