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Winner of the Edgar award for best mystery.

Recently acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David has moved to Massachusetts to complete his senior year of high school. His aunt and uncle have offered him shelter—escape from the media's questions and from the uncertain glances of his neighbors and ex-friends.

His attic apartment doesn't feel much like a shelter, though. He sees ghostly shadows at night, his aunt is strangely cold, and his eleven-year-old cousin, Lily, is downright hostile. And as Lily's behavior becomes more and more threatening, David can't help wondering why. What ugly secrets lurk within the walls of Lily's home?

There's one thing David knows with certainty. The more he learns about his cousin Lily, the harder it is to avoid thinking about his own past.

Winner of the 1999 Edgar award for best young adult mystery An American Library Association "Best of the Best: Best 100 YA books of the Past 10 Years) selection, 2005. Starred reviews in Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voya, and Kliatt An ALA Best Book for Young Adults An ALA Quick Pick—Top 10 An ALA Teens' Top 10 Best Book Pick IRA Young Adult Choice A Booklist Editor's Choice