Recent cases show civilians randomly dying all over the country, all dying from brain aneurysms. The death pole in England increased by 20% in two months, and is still increasing. The only connection between all these mysterious deaths is one thing, and one thing only; a photograph. Evidence shows that implanted in the victims' clothes, or somewhere around them, is a photograph of them moments before their deaths. Not only that, but a similar case has happened 20 years earlier and lasted for a year before enigmatically stopping. Seems that history is repeating itself. 27-year-old homicide detective and former forensic detective, Ivory Hughes, suspects this is not a sort of epidemic, but a mass murder. Epidemic, murder, curse, whatever it is, one thing is for sure: the streets of Birmingham will never be the same again.
"Photographs tell a story that people cannot twist with their words."
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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