Simon Gudrair, son of a self- made billionaire, seems to make diamonds out of dust. He is an up and coming tycoon that day lights as a lawyer and uses his night time hobbies to pad his pockets. All is well that ends well...until it doesn't. Simon finally bit off more than he can chew and put a target on his back.
Unbeknownst of his fate being written out in form of a paycheck, he begins his negotiations for the largest contract of his life. Everything seems to be coming together: the money, the properties, and even the mysterious woman sent in to oversee his contracts. But even at it's sweetest, life has a way of coming back for what it's owed, and when the house wants to even the score, few have survived to tell the tale.
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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