Roszie's life is simple-until the day she notices a strange scar on her best friend, Charlie. What begins as concern soon spirals into a chilling realization: Charlie's home life is far from safe. Desperate to help, Roszie sets out on a mission to uncover the truth and free Charlie from her parents' control.
But as she digs deeper, Roszie finds herself tangled in secrets far darker than she imagined. And the more she uncovers, the more she questions who she can really trust-even in her own home.
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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