Amber is always prepared when she goes out, armed with pepper spray and a pocket knife. She never has any fun, living in fear that someone might grab her off the streets at any moment. But she can't decline when her friends invite her to one of the hottest dance clubs. Amber ends up in a situation that she's only ever been in her worst nightmares; drunk and out in a dark alley. Usually she would be prepared for any danger, but she left her pepper spray and knife at home, in her purse. Amber awakes in a dark room filled with a distinct stench; rotting bodies and dried blood. All she remembers from the night before is a strange man and a useless struggle. When another man gets thrown in captivity with her, an uncanny connection forms between them.
As they struggle to survive, they realize their deaths are scheduled. And they don't have much time. Will Amber be able to escape before she's sentenced to death?
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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