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A step past darkness, Vera Kurian

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A step past darkness

Vera Kurian

There's more to Wesley Falls than meets the eye, but for six high school students, it's home. Kelly, the new girl and rule-follower. Maddy, the beauty and church favorite. Padma, the brains and top of the class. Casey, the jock and star football player. James, the burnout and just trying to make it to graduation. And Jia, the psychic, who can see the future. When these six are assigned to work on a summer group project, their lives are forever changed. At an end-of-the-year party in the abandoned mine, they witness a preventable tragedy, but no one will take them seriously. As things escalate, they realize the church, the police and the town's founders are all conspiring to cover up what happened. When James is targeted as the scapegoat to avoid suspicion, they vow their silence and to never contact each other again. Their plan works-almost. Twenty years later, Maddy is found murdered is Wesley Falls, and the remaining five are forced to confront their past and work together to finally put right what happened all those years ago. If they can survive..

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