A dream-like thriller set in Northern Ontario about a town swallowed by a nightmare, partially narrated by the nightmare itself.
All Nial wants is a normal family to call his own but his twin brother Kyle's insistence that their birth mom is alive has kept that from happening. After Kyle lands Nial in trouble yet again, Nial takes a "last chance" opportunity to be placed with a forever family in the idyllic town of Little Eden. However, Nial soon discovers the town is filled with dangerous secrets of its own that are directly tied to Nial and Kyle's past. After Kyle becomes targeted by the nightmarish monster terrorizing Little Eden, Nial will have to make a choice between creating the family he's always wanted and saving the only family he's ever had.
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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