"Tell me, Olivia..." His tongue caressed my name intimately, teasing me.
"How did it feel to see me carve that knife in to her?" He was no where near playful anymore, the sinister look on his face was enough to send me running out of the room.
This is it. I thought to myself, I'm going to face the same fate that she had.
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The resolute, bitter heroine who is afraid of adversity has been involved witnessing a murder. Being the witness of the murder, leaves her to be the next victim.
Afraid of the aftermath, she moves to a new city where she plunges into an electrifying adventure. Can she resist the dangerous, tempting stranger who just seems to know everything about her? or the sweet, caring detective who will stop at nothing to help her?
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."
- Edgar Allan Poe
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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