Ralph Rager, a mysterious man with a violent past, finds himself in Bolivia, South America, which has been invaded by a dangerous drug cartel. For the past couple weeks, he's managed to keep a low profile.
Everything changes when, out of the blue, an old friend of his named Jillian Rutledge reaches out with an urgent request for assistance: Jillian and her family have accidentally witnessed something they shouldn't have: a violent war crime committed by a team of rogue United States Army soldiers.
Now they are being hunted, not only because Jillian and her family are the only ones who can identify the war criminals, but because Jillian has obtained photographic evidence of their abhorrent actions, evidence that she needs to expose to the world before their corrupt handlers in the US government can bury the truth forever.
Now there's only one man who can help her bring the war criminals to justice: Ralph Rager...
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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