When important files in Clockwork Manor, North Mount City's major center of history and government documents, go missing along with two slaughtered guards being the only evidence in the scene, North Mount's highest-ranking detective thought he had his case file set. But when he was instead given a new case to look into, he is forced to work with small town Cherry Valley's investigator and work to crack a missing person's case. Unbeknownst to them, their case along with the File theft are just two crimes connected in a web leading to the true mastermind.
Warning:
This story will contain occasional descriptive violence as well as death
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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