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Book cover of Clown in a Cornfield
Clown in a CornfieldAdam CesareClown in a Cornfield, book 1

Characters in Clown in a Cornfield

9 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Quinn Maybrook

    A high school senior who moves from Philadelphia to Kettle Springs, Missouri, after her mother's death, and must survive the night of the Founder's Day party.

Antagonists

  • Frendo

    The grinning clown mascot of the long-closed Baypen Corn Syrup Factory, who turns up at the cornfield party and starts hunting the town's teenagers.

Supporting characters

  • Cole Hill

    A local teenager who befriends Quinn, and whom the town blames for the fire that burned down the Baypen factory.

  • Janet Murray

    The queen bee of Quinn's new circle of friends, who hosts the party in the cornfield on Founder's Day night.

  • Ronnie Queen

    A member of the popular group at Kettle Springs High, and Matt's girlfriend, who is at the cornfield party.

  • Ruston "Rust" Vance

  • Glenn Maybrook

    Quinn's father, a doctor who takes the job of town physician in Kettle Springs to give them a fresh start after his wife's death.

  • Matt Trent

    A Kettle Springs High student in Quinn's new group of friends, who is dating Ronnie and goes to the cornfield party.

  • Tucker Lee

    A Kettle Springs High student in Janet's circle, and part of the group that gathers at the cornfield party.