Thirteen Reasons Why is a novel by Jay Asher and a Netflix series that follows teenager Clay Jensen as he listens to a set of tapes left by his classmate and crush, Hannah Baker, who died by suicide. The tapes reveal how 13 of her peers contributed to her death by spreading false rumours, betraying her trust, or hurting her in other ways. Clay travels around town with a map that Hannah created, trying to understand her story and his role in it