Esme Aleister, a gifted hacker with a troubled past, finds solace in the anonymity of the digital world, working for a secretive company that operates outside the law. But when she discovers the company's involvement in a dangerous scheme targeting a vulnerable young girl, her world is thrown into chaos. Marcos Chevalier, a relentless investigator, is determined to expose the company's crimes and rescue the girl, who believes the girl is the key to cracking their operation. As Esme and Marcos's paths collide, they must navigate a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where the line between right and wrong blurs, and the girl's fate hangs precariously in the balance. Their struggle to unravel the truth becomes a battle for justice, where the lines between victim and perpetrator blur, and the code of silence can be broken only at a terrible cost.
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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