How many times have you seen a key sticking out of an old tree? This breathtaking story is based on a real memory. Further findings unearthed during a thrilling investigation are even more puzzling...!
High in the crown of a giant tree is an old key sticking out of the trunk. The disciplinary repercussions of the third-grader Bruno's research in a nearby cellar are not yet over when another problem arises: How to fetch this unusual discovery, undamaged and without attracting unwanted attention in the town? To make matters even more complicated, Dr‧ Barton is struggling with peculiar difficulties. Non-existent spectres appear on his photographic materials, and all attempts at scientific explanations fail completely. Let's take a look at the dark graveyard where something eerie happens every night. This evening again, mysterious whitish clouds begin to emerge from a fancy historical tomb...
Forget cliche scenes, forget stereotypic heroes, forget overused plots: Something entirely new is happening here! A real treat for all lovers of cozy mysteries, romantic adventures, life dramas, optimism, and light humor.
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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