"Tomorrow... we'll go to the cliff on Mount Hailing... Walk to the very tip and watch the waves crash on the crooked rocks as the sun dips below the horizon and when it finally disappears, replaced by the moon, that's when we'll do it..." "But why?" I whispered gently, staring out at the blackening sky. "Because then we'll always be together. Best friends forever and no one will be able to take that away from us. Ok?"
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In the town of Hailing there had always been mystery and darkness brewing around every corner, but it took one eerie summer to open the eyes of the credulous residents and answer questions directed at one privileged family brimming with secrets and perplexity...
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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