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An inmate in Milan sends Neil Baggio on the case of a lifetime to find a missing girl.
Neil Baggio sits down for a conversation with Frank Cappelano, an FCI Milan inmate and Neil's former boss and adversary who's been put away for multiple murders.
But as always, Cappelano's insights are invaluable. Neil discovers a dubious connection between a missing girl-an activist who was protesting Gaines Chemical-and the head of Gaines himself.
All signs indicate a cover-up, but which part? There are so many skeletons in the closet of this powerful chemical company. Once a staple in the community, built by the CEO's parents, he has turned his family company into an enterprise.
Leaning on unlikely support, Neil will work with convicted felons, inmates, and dirty guards to survive this case. But will he survive it, will he uncover all that lies below?
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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