"For manipulation to be most effective, evidence of its presence should be nonexistent.... It is essential, therefore, that people who are manipulated believe in the neutrality of the key social institutions."
-Herbert Schiller
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Raina planned, schemed, and murdered for no other reason then she was bored.
She had always been this way.
She noticed things other people didn't.
She was a sociopath so she had no qualms about manipulating others to get her way.
She knew if people really saw her as she is they would come at her with torches and pitchforks.
So she created a mask so people, stupid, STUPID people, would think of her as a sweet and bubbly girl.
And she has something big planned and whatever she does,
She can never, EVER get caught.
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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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