When someone dies mysteriously during a Psych experiment, Rhiannon becomes enmeshed in a conspiracy that includes both the survivors and the killer. ***** Short on cash, Rhiannon Ford signs up to take part in a social psychology experiment based on group think. But when a participant dies under mysterious circumstances, and the story surrounding that death seems mired in conflicting lies, she's quickly drawn into a web of conspiracies that merge urban legends, rivalries, and the very psychological principle the test was about. When everyone is lying, how can Rhiannon find the truth? ***** [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

This is not a revenge story. This is not a breakup story. This is how the blood running through our veins turned into poison. And killed the rest of the world.

"The Murderer's Daughter." That's how Calla Vinson is known around the halls of Jackson High School. Unable to hide from her father's past murder conviction and prison stint, Calla does her best to avoid the relentless bullies and survive the final month of her Junior year. When her classmates start disappearing and their mutilated bodies show up in the woods, the unwanted attention is turned squarely toward Calla and her father. Is Calla's father guilty or is someone far more sinister behind the heinous crimes?