After seventeen-year-old David is forced to stand trial for his girlfriend's death, he is sent to live with his aunt and uncle and their young daughter, Lily, to avoid the media frenzy. But all is not well at his relatives' house. His aunt and uncle are not speaking to each other, and Lily seems dead set on making David's life a torment. And then there's the issue of their older daughter, Kathy, who died under mysterious circumstances a number of years back. As things with his family grow more and more tense, David starts ...
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After seventeen-year-old David is forced to stand trial for his girlfriend's death, he is sent to live with his aunt and uncle and their young daughter, Lily, to avoid the media frenzy. But all is not well at his relatives' house. His aunt and uncle are not speaking to each other, and Lily seems dead set on making David's life a torment. And then there's the issue of their older daughter, Kathy, who died under mysterious circumstances a number of years back. As things with his family grow more and more tense, David starts to wonder: Is he the only one who's hiding something? "David and Lily are sympathetic characters, who compel readers to discover the whole truth behind their stories. Once they get started, readers will be hard pressed to put this book down." - VOYA, starred review "[A] tautly plotted thriller, rich in complex, finely drawn characters." - Booklist, starred review
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Werlin draws the reader right from the onset in her introduction of the protagonist/narrator David Yaffe who offers tidbits of his past all the while refusing to go into details about why he is a "killer" before launching into the story of his cousin Lily. Throughout the novel we are treated to a balance of David dealing with his evolving feelings of guilt over his past and his dealings with a cousin who is openly antagonistic with whom he has more in common than he thinks...
