"After several long seonds it was apparent that fear, not anger, had manifested itself so stubbornly in the face of the auctioneer. He didn't speak, nor did he shake, but his eyes screamed in such agony, as if to try and convey what they had seen. They both shot Clarence in the soul, whilst also retreating far into the auctioneer's head, it was an effect akin to a perverse dolly zoom, played out in the mind of a truly tormented man, who finally mustered up the strength to speak."
A hideous painting, a deal with the Devil and an ancient book capable of summoning the foulest of demons, all residing on one simple question: is your soul safe?
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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