The 18-year-old was abducted from her hotel room while on vacation in Daytona Beach. Carol Ann Barrett had been looking forward to going to Daytona Beach, Florida for nearly a year. The 18-year-old and seven of her friends left their hometown of Zanesville, Ohio on Thursday, March 20, 1980, and drove through the night, arriving in Florida on Friday morning. After checking into the Treasure Island Inn, located along the oceanfront in Daytona Beach Shores, the group immediately hit the beach. Their dream vacation started perfectly, but everything changed the following evening.
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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