"I stood over his still body, and watched the blood pool around that beautiful head of hair. I listened to the rattle of his last breaths while I stared at his outstretched hand. He was reaching for me, a last apology, and one that he would never be able to fulfill. He stared at me with dark, cold, calculating eyes. He was still trying to terrify me, even as he lay choking on his own blood from the knife wound I inflicted on his throat. Through the overwhelming stench of blood I could still smell his cologne, and for a second I regretted my decision to kill my boyfriend."
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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