A cold fall evening in Laurelhurst, Portland Oregon. The red and yellow leaves falling and light rain drops on my cheek. The smell of mother nature's soil. Birds singing and dogs barking, children's sounds of laughing and having fun. Not to forget a beautiful sunset. This is what normal people would expect from life, this is what normal people want. A family, a decent job, a car, building their own house have a beautiful garden where you can invite bunch of unknown people for BBQ. You know you don't care about them but still want to make a good impression because we know you HAVE to be better right... Eventually everyone gets their desire fulfilled but everybody has their up and downs.
There is always a happy ending.
Well, it may sound like a romantic story with a happy ending but let me tell you, that real life is much more complicated.
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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