I stood detached as I watched the waves of the river's edge bob Marisa's head gently back and forth. The pale huge of her once soft skin churned my stomach as I wiped the snot from my nose. it had been at least an hour now since the sun came up and I had found her like this under the trussle, yet I couldn't bring myself to look away from her lifeless body floating just off the shore in the thickets. If I had only got her message sooner, if I had only listened then maybe, just maybe... none of that matters now because soon everyone would know what I knew. The secret that cost Marisa her life would be public knowledge and there was nothing I could do to stop it. The only thing I could do now was keep my promise I made to her, no matter the price.
Join me on a new kind of thriller book I'm working on! It's going to be a doozy! The readers get to be the detectives and help Marty Simmons solve the many mysteries of Marisa Barns. There is adult content, you have been warned.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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