Valentina Corine was one of twelve daughters in her family, but when her widowed mother looses her job- they must move out of their worn down apartment. They spent the next few years living alone and abandoned on the streets of New York- with everyone staring at them, rather than helping. Then- the tragedy struck. They were run off by the cruel police, and had no way to be protected. One day while they were roaming the streets of downtown New York, Valentina was separated from her family by the crowd, left behind and alone, with no hope to survive.
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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