It's been nine years since the infamous Finley Family Homicides shocked and startled the community of Lindow. Vaughn Finley was the only survivor of the murders, at the age of thirteen, after his mother and sibling were slaughtered by his father. This sent Vaughn down a dark, twisted path of mental health issues and secrets.
Now, Vaughn is twenty two, and his whole world is confined in his straightjacket of a mind. The town has grown to know his name not from the Homicides, but for something new. He has become something like a serial killer to the public. But he considers himself a hero, murdering men who beat their wives and children.
Is he the hero or the villain of his own story?
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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