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Amy is a serial killer. She simply loves to murder. Every serial killer has a preferred way to end another's life. Amy doesn't use a knife, a gun, or any other cliche. Amy has a unique murder weapon. She lets her victims decide how to leave the world behind. Amy simply breaks them down to the point of suicide.
Amy finds vulnerable victims and lures them into her traps with lies of love and trust. She finds their weaknesses, their off switch, and does whatever it takes to make them flip that switch. Every attempt has been a success. She's stopped counting.
Shawn had seen her in the bar before, but this time he got the courage to buy her a shot. They started chatting. She started looking for his off switch. In the following weeks, Amy discovers she's chosen the wrong guy for her next victim. Shawn is a medicolegal death investigator, and he's investigated all of her murders. Will he make a connection between her and the homicides he's mistakenly ruled as suicides? Will Amy find his off switch before he finds her secret? In this love story nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes... a different kind of death and taxes.
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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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