A dysfunctional group of friends is reuniting for the first time since high school. For better or for worse, no-one has really changed, old tensions skyrocket to the surface, and the hostess, the no-nonsense Petra, soon finds herself murdered. Now, faced with a room full of strangers as well as a mysterious visitor with a troubled past, her girlfriend must get to the bottom of the mystery before she joins her.
This is a novelisation of a play currently being produced by the Newcastle University Drama Society in Australia.
IMPORTANT: This story has not officially been listed as mature, but does contain swear words, mild sexual references, and violence described quite sparingly, so reader discretion is advised.
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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