Freddy loved her. Since First Grade, when Emelie transferred from the city, the class loved her. The town loved her. But she had secrets, they knew. A mysterious girl gone quiet, they had said. They had theories: kidnapped, ran away, joined a gang, beaten, bruised, killed, hid. Emelie had been the talk of the town, until there was silence. Since she left, there were secrets in the town.
Since she left, there was only crime and suspicion. Once a thriving town, now a mystery, like Emelie.
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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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