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The Fifth is Gone
At St. Jude's Hostel, silence isn't just a rule-it's a trap.
In an elite boarding school governed by bizarre 27-degree architectural mandates and a strict Silence Interval, five friends have mastered the art of hiding: hidden phones, hidden notes, hidden lives.
But when Ryan vanishes at 2:07 AM, leaving behind only a broken watch and a bed made with terrifying, inhuman precision, the remaining four realize the truth ,this school isn't just a place of learning.
It's an experiment.
With graduation only six months away, Noah, Jay, Kate, and Mia can't run, and they can't ask for help. As they follow the clues hidden in Ryan's mysterious Shadow Journal, they find themselves trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a Warden who seems to know their every move.
They have to find him.
They have to bring him back.
And then they have to survive the next six months pretending nothing ever happened,
while living under the watchful eyes of the people who took him.