"I didn't mean to be caught up in this mess."
"Then don't be," And they pulled the trigger.
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Adrian Johnson has everything he could possibly hope for. The love of his life- his soon to be fiance- Julia Smith is the light of his world. With Adrian's pessimistic view of the world, and struggling writing career he is happy with just her and nothing more in his life.
But it all changes when he gets a phone call.
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Depressed and lonely; Adrian sets out to write a book about his was-to-be fiance, but it turns out more interesting than he thought.
Following the twists and turns of her life, it becomes less and less about the book and more about finding the truth. Realizing just how deep he's in, Adrian plans to ride this roller coaster to the end to figure out just how tangled up in twisted lies he is. The question is, will he make it long enough to find out?
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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