When 8 year old Alice Chapman has to move from her hometown of Jacksonville, Florida to Charleston, South Carolina, she doesn't know what to expect. Although her parents were born and raised in Charleston, they moved to Florida when Alice's mother, Amy, had a complication. She was supposed to have twins, but unfortunately, one of the two twins didn't make it. Alice doesn't know yet that she is a twin. While Alice is an only child, as far as she knows, times will get lonely for her sometimes. What she doesn't know is her new home and her parents are hiding an unsettling secret.
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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