Nine

The high school is this killer's hunting ground.Girls from the local high school are being abducted. The only link between the cases is that the girls are kept for ninety-nine hours, then drowned and dumped on the doorsteps of their homes with a number nine tattoo on their back. The cops don't know who they're looking for but they do know that with the high school as his hunting ground this killer has hundreds of potential victims to choose from.Fifteen year old Sophie Xander just learned that she was adopted and that her parents have been lying to her her entire life. Angry, hurt, and no longer sure of who she is, Sophie lashes out at her parents, and turns to her new boyfriend for comfort and support. But when she and her best friend are snatched off the streets her family will do whatever it takes to get her back.** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **