Some people are so scared of bad people. Some are scared so much that they begin to tell themselves that the stories on the news are only make believe. And if they say it often enough sometimes they start to believe it.
It's real. All of it.
All the murders
All the Rapes
All the kidnappings
All the robbery's
All the shootings
All the terrorism
It's all real, and I would know
I've been involved in all of the above
My name is Iris. And this is my story.
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"What a beautiful young lady I have snatched for myself."
He speaks for the first time, though it's not easy to make out what he is speaking, he is only whispering softly, and quietly.
For the first time yet, he lifts his mask, only enough to reveal his lips. He moves his head to her ear and places the knife to her stomach. The tears fall faster and her body shakes harder. So hard she is shivering.
"Too bad I have to mess you up"
Warning: don't read this book If you are easily triggered by violence
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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