A serial killer is running rampage in the small village of BlackBurrow. They targeted young girls between 10 and 18 years and the police have no clue who they are. Practically no clues were left, no fingerprints, no hairs, no DNA - only a single hand print shaped bruise around the neck of the victims. The killings were "perfect". At this point everyone had given up, decided that it was inevitable. The most recent victim was May Lee, a young 15-year-old girl who grew up in the area with her family. However, her case was different, no body was found - unlike the other victims who were all found in the same area days after their disappearance, May's body never showed. She was deemed a runaway - yet her older brother, Jaxon, knew she was one of the infamous killers victims, he knew May would never run away. So what made her so different? And will Jaxon find out who the killer is? or will he give up like the rest of the village?
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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