The Checkered Butterfly - Paperback

After Tala Stone's mother commits suicide, her father's guilt spirals him into a deep web of alcoholism and depression which leads to his arrest. After a callous legal arbitration, David Stone wins an Airline settlement which allows him to move to a posh neighborhood in Miami Springs. Tala becomes obsessed with the legends surrounding the town's abandoned mansion. As she investigates further, she believes someone is conspiring to keep her away. Tala becomes paranoid as people's lives become jeopardized and the nation sees an uprising in active shootings. Tala finds a link between her mother's suicide and the string of active shootings around the country. In her paranoia, she tries to convince her new friends the nation's fate is in their hands.