Nate Macauley is a senior at Bayview High, and accused of the murder of Simon Kelleher. He is on probation for selling drugs at the start of the book, which gives him a poor reputation in the press.
Physical Appearance[]
Nate is described as having a tall, rangy build. He has wide-set dark blue eyes that are fringed with lashes and black hair. In the book he's always wearing his leather jacket.
Relationships[]
Family[]
His mom, Ellen Macauley, was bipolar and didn't take her meds very often. His earliest memory of his mom was her dropping a plate, then sitting on the floor in the middle of the pieces, and crying her eyes out. After a couple of years, Ellen went off her meicationds and started doing drugs. When Nate was 11, she took off and didn't come back until he was 14. She then left again and came back when Nate was 17. (damn thats crazy) By the end of the first book, she is living with Nate again.
Nate's father is an alcoholic who can't support him much, At the end of the book, Mr. Macauley tries out rehab again.
Nate Macauley in One of Us Is Next[]
You don't break the rules, but you look the other way when someone else does. He does not like Jules in One of Us is Next.