She was just fine, getting paid to kill, living by herself. Then he showed up and everything went to shit.
"He was sitting in a slouched position on the blue plastic chair, trying to blend in the populace of teens outside, in which he clearly didn't belong. Something in those amber eyes, which, oddly enough, matched hers, told her he saw the same horrors she did, maybe even more. He had calloused and experienced hands, presently twirling a pen as if wielding an entirely different, infinitely deadlier object. He was a threat."
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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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