Sweet mint. The perfect mix of bittersweet tastes on one's tongue, and the taste a particular group of friends will be tasting when they return home from their Summer trip. Ariel, Eve, Micah, and Rex are four friends, all of whom are fresh out of high school and ready for an adventure. To quench this adventurous thirst, these young adults are headed to Pismo, California, to spend their Summer in Eve's Aunt Clara's beach house right next to the infamous Pismo beach. Here they may find secrets, romance, mysteries, and more, and this adventure's sure to leave a bittersweet taste in their mouths.
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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