The Ring. Where young girls are brought to fight to the death. This isn't your usual kidnapping. They don't want ransom, no prostitution. They kidnap the girls simply for their own sick, twisted pleasure. To watch them fight. No one has ever caught them. They are professionals. The best in their trade. But when the daughter of the police chief's neighbor, and oldest friend is taken, will things be different? Or will this case just be one of hundreds of other cases like it? With questions left unanswered, parents without their little girls, files locked up in a box labeled 'COLD CASE'.
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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