Oh Chicago, akin to the Roarin' Twenties, a time of riches, jazz clubs, parties, prostitution, fancying, love, and... mobsters. Yes, mobsters. As boss of the mafia, Jay Bryant is on a mission- a hustle and bustle to find out who murdered his brother in cruel, cold blood. Enter Mayna "May-Day" Dodson, a flapper and bartender with a no-nonsense attitude and a love for the bad boy weilding a Tommy and a fedora. These partners will collide, but under the conditions of a little bloodshed, romance, mystery, and... I almost forgot: always being on the run.
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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