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The prestigious Ashton Falls University was meant to be their future. But when Erica Radcliffe disappears into the night, her brother and his friends learn that their town is built on a buried past.
The police see a runaway. They see a girl who knew too much.
Armed with nothing but their loyalty to each other, the six of them are dragged into a world of shadows where every ally is a potential liar and every secret has a body count. They came to find their friend, but what they've uncovered is a legacy of darkness that's ready to claim its next victim.
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