**Highest Ranking: #71 in Mystery/thriller**
"Sebastian was a genius. Sebastian was possessive. Sebastian wasn't a good person. You stay away from Sebastian.
Sebastian Ray was the perfect trap. What did I do? I walked straight into it."
Annalise Leeds was dead. She has been dead for seven years now.
A world class businessman was murdered and on his chest was carved with a knife just one word, 'Annalise.'
Detective Derek Chase had only three prime suspects and for all of them, the word Annalise was all it took to send them into panic mode.
But what did a hotel manager, Kiara; a rising male model, Nathan and steel tycoon, Sebastian Ray have in common?
They all hide a secret. They all are playing a deadly game, rules of which are set by none other than the Lavender Killer.
A deadly game has started and little does the young detective know that behind those innocent masks, they were all psychopaths, driven by their own demons.
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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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