The Killer's Cousin (1998) (edit title/settings)

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• David Bernard Yaffe: The main charcter who goes to live with his Aunt and Uncle
• Lily Shaughnessy: David's cousin who he hadn't seen since her older sister's (Kathy) funeral 4 years earlier.
• Vic Shaughnessy: David's uncle (his mother's brother), as well as being Lily's father.
• Julia Shaughnessy: Vic's wife/Lily's mother.
• Raina Doumeng: College girl/artist who lives in the Shaughnessy's downstairs apartment.
• Greg: Had been David's best friend in Maryland and was Emily's older brother.
• Emily: Had been David's girlfriend his "first senior year."
• Frank Delgado: Skinhead student at St. Joan's who is in his Medieval History class.
• Kathy: David's dead cousin
• Dr. Walpole: The principal/medieval history teacher at David's new school
• Eileen: David's mom
• Stuart: David's dad
• Mulder: Fictional character from the X-Files, a TV show that was popular in the 90's.

Quotes edit see section history

• “People who're nuts never doubt their own sanity.”

  Frank Delgado

• “Anyone in this world can have the power of life and death over someone else. It's horrible, but true. All you need to do is take it. And once you have -- there is no going back.”

  David

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Baltimore
• North Cambridge
• St. Joan
• Help Lily

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Nancy Werlin (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Edgar Allan Poe Award (1999: Best Young Adult Mystery Novel)

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( W ) › Werlin, Nancy
• Books › Teens › Social Issues
• Books › Teens › Mysteries