"Beware the creature that lurks in the night, the creature that's afraid of light. The Gape family used to shine so bright, and only it can make this right."
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In 2012, a symmetrical manor was built on a deserted island on the North Ocean. The manor was built for Oliver Gape and his wife, Amelia. When the couple first moved into the house with dreams of starting a family, everything was normal. After they had children in 2015, Amelia was found dead with no traces of how, who, or when. The two suspects were Clive and a mysterious entity called Morse. Eventually, the police gave up looking for Morse, as they believed that the paranormal didn't exist, and Clive was sentenced to jail. With no next-to kin to take care of the kids, a friend of the family named Emmet.
Now, unsuspecting CSI Matthew Golfree, who put his heart and soul into the 2015 murder investigation of Amelia Gape, is tasked with babysitting this completely 'normal' family..but his detective skills come in more than handy.
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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