Angela was always a bit... out of place. She never fit in at her school. But maybe it is because she never talks to anyone but her family. She isn't quite sure. And when her caretaker, the Principal of her school, tells her that she is going to go on a two year trip to Japan, she has no sense to say no. But when the baby of her host family becomes gravely ill and no-one knows why, and her new friends begin to display the same symptoms, it is up to her to find the cure to a curse that dates back to the Taisho-Era before time runs out.
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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