In small town Sweet Water, Georgia nothing remains obscure for long. Especially when it pertains to Howard LaForce, the Sweet Water Stinger's renowned quarterback. Secrets are never secrets in Sweet Water, more so when the shrouded truth is about how Howard died and who was with him when he passed. Why was Mary-Elizabeth Braden, a girl who swore she was just passing through, with the town hero that night? Where was Jamie Springer, Howard's girlfriend? Why did Howard die, and Mary-Elizabeth live? Well, you know that they say, there's nothing secret about Sweet Water.
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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