Two years of cannibalistic monsters have ravaged the world, dropping populations and crumbling nations to nothing but rubble. Worldwide, folks have faced carnage and chaos. No place untouched by the sweeping masses of zombies. Cities once grand now host vacant skyscrapers and wild vermin.
Riley Franks has one mission, and that is to protect her special needs sister from the dangers of their new world, even at the cost of another's life. In the beginning, it was a time of violence fueled by fear and driven by animalistic instinct - now it is a time of survival.
But it is not the flesh-eating monsters you must survive, it is the people.
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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