Someone is watching. Someone is always watching.
The shadows that roam the halls of Silver Oak manor carry deadly secrets, its walls haunted by the crimes of the people who lived past.
When Adelaide arrives in town, she is more than what lurks behind her pretty face, running from more than just her past. Uncovering a secret room in the manor she finds herself entangled in a horrifying story of a former resident of the house.
As strange things start happening around town and people are being found dead, the townspeople whisper of a lurker that has returned ten years after its departure. Ada is sure of one thing, someone, something is watching her. When past and her present become one and the same, she must decide which one of her newly found neighbors has their hands stained red.
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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