at the age of sixteen, the world feels so small-but elizara sanchez is about to learn how much smaller it can get. in the rural town of desert gorge, arizona, you don't just leave; you get the hell out before it's too late.
when liz's queerplatonic partner turned girlfriend suddenly goes missing from her driveway in the middle of broad daylight and nobody is willing to look in the nearby antelope cavern, liz puts herself up to the task and delves in.
with the help of her twin brother julio, who's struggling in his own time with the rampant transphobia surrounding their hometown, liz may just find that the seemingly endless gorge hides its own secrets.
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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