"One, two, three, four." I looked over and saw my brother counting how many people were flooding into the Poppy House tonight. Tonight was the night we'd begin our revenge for what they did to us. The detectives will have no clue, and we'll come out on top for the first time in our lives.
Hidden in the Cards follows two sets of siblings. The first are detectives, and the second are a pair of seemingly normal blackjack dealers at the Poppy House Casino. After the brother and sister are laid off due to "budget cuts" they have to decide if they want to let it go, or take their revenge to the next step.
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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