In a village near the hills, Sarah lives a quiet life until, on a stormy night, a mysterious man knocks on her door. Arthur Stocker, a vampire exterminator, seeks refuge and shelter. As the days go by, the arrival of two other strangers, the siblings Coter and Arugula, transforms the routine of the house. Sarah is attracted to the charismatic Coter, but soon realises that there is something sinister about the siblings. Sir Arthur, suspicious from the beginning, investigates and discovers disturbing secrets. In the midst of revelations and a growing romance, Sarah needs to unravel the mysteries around her before it's too late.
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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