""What the hell?" Joan squinted her eyes in disbelief. She moved the torch upwards, the makings of a body revealed themselves. The light moved along: leg, buttocks, a back, with the spine and shoulder blades quite prominent. Finally, the light reflected of short blonde hair. "
After Joan Michaels discovers a boy locked in the back of a car her life spirals down a staircase of mysterious events. He is different from most boys and has brought along a host of strange characters to what was once friendly, unknown town.
She fears the worst for him. Has he been raped, abandoned, kidnaped? Where did he come from? Why is he here?
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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