When his drug-dealer dies and his girlfriend is hospitalised, Michael, a depressed, washed-up druggie from the western suburbs, decides to end it all. But when even that goes wrong, Michael is rescued by the mysterious genetic scientist and religious scholar, Dr Philippe Andreas. After receiving treatment from Dr Andreas, Michael begins to experience strange visions and to uncover memories from a distant past. What secret has Dr Andreas kept from Michael? And why is he now being extradited to the Vatican? To save his girlfriend and his sanity, Michael has to find out ... before it's too late.
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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