#970 in Mystery/Thriller
Vendetta - Noun
a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
Elizabeth James was only seventeen when her much-loved father was tragically murdered. Lizzy doesn't know how to handle it but, she tries to forget, not forget everything forever just, until it stops hurting but, Lizzy is a proud girl an she won't accept doing NOTHING AT ALL. When she meets a stranger who she quickly grows fond of, she plans a strategy of what to do.
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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