A mysterious roll of film, a taxidermist who swears he is being followed, and a chance meeting with a biker, throws Maddy into the middle of a cover up involving a missing government official. Madeline Fry is a former Detective of the Aurora Police Department. She was forced into early retirement due to incurable pain from Fibromyalgia. Unwilling to settle into a sedentary life of popping pain pills all day and staring at the walls, she sets out on her own as a private investigator. In Fox In the Den, we follow Maddy as she tries to make a living still doing what she loves, and trying to keep her sanity while dealing with her unpredictable illness.
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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