Just as everything seems to be right with the world, it falls back down, even further than before for Leilah. Even though Leilah's only 10, she knows better than many teenagers how harsh the real world is. Her dad left died when she was very young. While looking for her mom one day when she got home from school, something went terribly wrong. Leilah has been kidnapped. Where she is now, no one knows, not even the kidnapper herself knows where Leilah is. It's a race to see who can find Leilah first, without being killed.
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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