Reachan was a loved child, both his parents swore by his well-being.
The morning his body was found floating above algae in the Sepia Lake River was the day everything and everyone went south.
Around 4:50 the hour of the ghouls, the whole town heard sirens making their way to the Sybill Mansion, its habitants dreading the news that the sounds brought with them.
Who decided that I was a problem that had as the only solution, death?
One thing that I've learned is that if you must run do it now because...
A dead boy can't run.
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"It is with the utmost regret that I announce the death of Reachan Love Ewitt."
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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