The derelict, English city of Dillingter holds a secret. Jaxine Parker has the perfect life working as a painter and living with her boyfriend Pete Nold. However, when she finds her birth certificate, things are not quite as they seem in the Parker family. Her father's funeral leaves Jaxine with some startling questions about her past, as she sets off to the snooty Dillingter to find some answers. She is intrigued by the shady physiatrist, Collin Johnson. Jaxine slowly finds herself drawn into a web of manipulation and perhaps even murder. Can Jaxine resist the charms of Collin and uncover her past before it's too late? Or will her demise become yet another Dillingter legend?
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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