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The graduation day arrives, but the looming mystery of Alice's death keeps Michael on edge. He refuses the suicide narrative, convinced that the killer remains at large and may relaunch a hunt, making for a tense, teen thriller.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror
Authors: Christopher Pike
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