
John's Diary by James Hogan
A fast-paced mystery novel packed with action and conflicted characters with convoluted motives. When Jason Hammerlick packs his bags and heads off to "The University," little does he know he will soon be thrown into a dark world of death and intrigue. An innocent and naïve recent high school graduate, Jason quickly becomes friends with the first group of students he meets, although he knows nothing about them. Almost immediately, the bodies start turning up: Jessica Ransom, Vance Johnson, Miles Johnson, Allen Portchester, and Celeste Riggins. Soon Jason is deeply involved in solving the mystery of what is happening on campus.Meanwhile, John Franco Battaglia is writing everything down in his diary. He has been there all along, and he is deeply involved, but he cannot tell anyone except his diary. Eventually, even he, too, is found dead, naked along the side of the road. Johns Diary is an action-packed story loaded with memorable characters who are intrinsically involved in unpredictabl