FBI Special Agent Hadley Stone has a lot to learn. Instead of returning to her position as an agent with the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), she decides to transfer over to Sex Crimes and work as a liaison out of the NYPD Special Victims Unit. There, she solves cases of sexual abuse, alongside Detectives Rollins and Velasco, Sergeant Tutuola, the legendary Captain Olivia Benson, and Assistant District Attorney Carisi.
Leaving her life in Quantico behind her, she packs up her things and moves to a small loft in Manhattan. She discovers the nightlife of the city and even develops a secret romance with a familiar former ADA. It is Hadley's passion for life, justice, and the people she loves that make her a damn good agent, proving to everyone in her field that even at just 25, she knows how to solve a case.
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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