Luke Davis is a married middle-age structural engineer who prides himself on leading a stable life and avoiding the common pitfalls that many of his male friends fall prey to. He watches with a quiet sense of amusement as some of them implode their personal lives and careers over scandalous affairs, love of strip clubs, and hard-partying habits leading to DUI's, drug addiction, and stints in rehab. He knows he will never be so foolish, he will never be that guy.
And then... he meets "her", and all caution goes out the window. What starts out as a simple business transaction with an escort, turns to obsessive lust and ends in violent bloodshed. Can Luke keep his cushy life and marriage in tact, or will his desire for "her" make him lose it all, including his freedom?
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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