Ever since her family died in a plane crash, Esther Robinson has been living in an orphanage, never the same since. When a couple adopts her, she finds out that they are not who they seem to be. The couple adopts children, starting at the ages of eight to twelve, with blonde hair and blue eyes and abuses them viciously, turning them into brainwashed assassins to do their dirty work. Will Esther be able to escape before it's too late? Or is she doomed to be a mindless killer forever?
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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