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They Both Die at the End

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They Both Die at the EndAdam SilveraThey Both Die at the End, book 1

Characters in They Both Die at the End

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Mateo Torrez

    An anxious, housebound eighteen-year-old Puerto Rican New Yorker who takes his Death-Cast call as the reason to finally leave his apartment and live.

  • Rufus Emeterio

    A seventeen-year-old Cuban American in foster care who lost his parents and sister when their car went into the Hudson; he finds Mateo through the Last Friend app.

Antagonists

  • Patrick Gavin

    Known as Peck. Aimee's new boyfriend, who comes after Rufus following the fight Rufus starts with him.

Supporting characters

  • Lidia Vargas

    Mateo's best friend, a young single mother to her daughter Penny.

  • Aimee Dubois

    Rufus's ex-girlfriend and a member of the Plutos, the foster-sibling group.

  • Malcolm Anthony

    One of Rufus's closest friends and foster brothers in the Plutos.

  • Tagoe Hayes

    Another of Rufus's closest friends and foster brothers in the Plutos.

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