May Harper is bored with her life in the village, finding everyday a routine and other girls silly. It is the dark, forboding woods surrounding the village that intrigue her. One day, a little girl is found just at the outskirts of the village, at the edge of the woods: Nelle. At first, May is excited by the idea that Nelle has been in the woods and seen what they hide. But as strange things start happening, May realizes that all is not what it seems, and the blonde, mute, black-eyed child may not be as innocent as she looks. Can May figure it out before it's too late?
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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