When billionaire Mihara Kiyoshi is shot dead, his nephew Mihara Noritaka is seen running from the crime scene, wanted by the police. Meanwhile, while Tantei association still awaits news of Emiko's situation as things take a turn for the worst, circumstances made them set out to prove Noritaka's innocence, but the evidence against him keeps piling up.
Suddenly, more suspects who stand to gain from the man's death surfaced before them. What secrets does the mansion hold?
And the unfortunate key to their answer lies in a macaw.
Will Tantei association be able to unmask the real killer or is the truth too cleverly buried?
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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