Valerie Seong redefines her career after a violent school shooting takes the life of her father. She dreamed of carrying out justice and eliminating crime by working as a prosecutor.
"And yet, when she entered it, she didn't see anything fair or unbiased. She soon realized there were strings connected to every respected lawyer, prosecutor, judge. Men with money were the puppet masters, pulling the strings maniacally, making sure the law abided them, instead of the opposite."
When Valerie is given the opportunity to take over a controversial case, she steps up to the challenge. With the help of her new assistant and surprisingly some from her ex-husband, will she manage to break those puppet strings?
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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