The Fifth Tent
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Last published Fri, Jun 20, 2025
Five inseparable teens venture into the woods for a weekend camping trip-no parents, no rules, just freedom. But by dawn, one of them is dead. The remaining four return home haunted, not just by grief, but by suspicion. Each has secrets. Each had a reason. As the police close in, friendships begin to rot from the inside out. What really happened in the forest that night-and which one of them isn't telling the truth?
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