had. The Blaylocks The Blaylocks, Wade, Donny, Bodean, and Biggun, run the moonshining business in Zephyr. The Blaylocks also run the local brothel and several other illegal businesses. The town of Zephyr lives in fear of the Blaylocks because they know that they will not hesitate to kill in order to protect their businesses or each other. Even the sheriff is under the control of the Blaylocks, taking payments from them every month in a promise to leave them be. In the end, however, the sheriff finds himself forced out of office because of the Blaylocks. Before he leaves, however, the sheriff is insistent that he take Donny Blaylock to jail for the murder of Little Stevie Cauley. There is a shootout, leaving the Blaylocks wounded and arrested. This leaves Zephyr free of the criminal clan for the first time in many years. Dr. Frans Lezander Dr. Frans Lezander is the veterinarian in Zephyr. Dr. Lezander cares for Rebel when he is hit by a car. Cory is overwhelmed by Dr. Lezander's care of his dog and is so impressed that he entertains the idea of becoming a vet himself. However, when Cory learns that Dr. Lezander is allergic to milk and that he is a night owl, Cory begins to wonder if Dr. Lezander could be the mysterious killer who killed a man and dumped his body in Saxon's Lake. Later, when Cory learns that Dr. Lezander had in his care the parrots of the Glass sisters, he realizes that the green feather he found at Saxon's Lake that fateful day came from Lezander's house. Before Cory can do anything with all this information, his father learns that Dr. Lezander and his wife were really Nazi officers who were cruel to Jews at a concentration camp. Dr. Lezander's real name is Gunther Dahninaderke, a German doctor who chose who would live or die at a concentration camp. Dr. Dahninaderke killed the mysterious man for blackmailing him and threatening to reveal his true identity. Brenda Sutley Brenda, commonly referred to during the story as "The Demon", is a young girl several years younger than Cory who has a crush on him. The Demon picks her nose and is known to offer boogers to the boys she loves, including Cory. Cory is grossed out by the Demon and is happy when she focuses her affections on another boy. The Demon is