The Killer's Cousin (Hardcover)

from Reif_Reviews

The 1999 Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery, The Killer's Cousin captures the reader's attention from page one. As the book begins, David Yaffe has been acquitted of murdering his girlfriend, Emily. Details are left ambiguous on purpose - is David a murderer or a kid who made a mista...

from Kaybowes

David has been acquitted of the murder of his girlfriend and sent away to his uncle's house in Boston to finish his last year of high school. There it is apparent that there is friction between his aunt and uncle, and that his young cousin Lily is disturbed. David may have been acquitted, but he ...

from bsafarik

The Killer's Cousin is an easy read, with believable characters that teens can relate to. The story line is simple to follow and yet throws enough curve balls that it is hard to put down. Between the supernatural and the natural, Werlin successfully grabs the interest of her audience: young teens.

from lilibrarian

David is 17 when he tried and acquitted of his girlfriend's death. His family sends him to live with his aunt, uncle and cousin in Boston. He finds the family to be disfunctional, his younger cousin to be seriously disturbed and vicious, and the ghost of his older cousin in the attic apartment he...

from Whisper1

David is almost finished with high school, but, he cannot complete his education in the area where he lives with his parents. Previously on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, he was found not guilty. Because of all the constant media attention, his parents make a decision to send him to live...