Lawrence Tucker is a detective solving crimes in a suburban town in Dallas, Texas. At the ripe age of 28, he is ready to quit his crime-solving lifestyle to upgrade to a better paying job at a local corporation. As his final case approaches, he is blindsided by a sudden serial missing persons case that is more personal than he had hoped.
Janine Walter was his main motivator. She was his everything. When she suddenly goes missing, he does everything he can to rescue her from the clutches of the "Early Bird Murderer." Janine recounts her tale of torture and torment; a story that would leave her clutching and scraping at what is left of her sanity. Would she be reunited with Lawrence? Will she be blinded by her own vengeance and personal vendetta? Will Lawrence ever save Janine? Will the cat finally catch the mouse or will he be trapped himself?
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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