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Peter Riley is the main character in and narrator of the novella "Hearts in Atlantis." He is the love interest of Carol Gerber. He is from Gates Falls, the setting of the short story "Graveyard Shift."
A character by the name of Pete Riley also appears in the novel Gwendy's Final Task. In this novel, Pete is the head of the Maine Democratic Committee in the late 2010s. Though it is not explicitely stated whether or not this Pete Riley is the same character as the one featured in "Hearts in Atlantis," this may be the case, as there exist similarities between the two appearances, with both being politically active, left-leaning Mainers. Gwendy's Final Task shares other connections with the wider Hearts in Atlantis collection as well, including the presence of the can-toi and the taheen.