Hawthorne House

Hawthorne House is the house Avery stands to inherit if she abides by the terms of Tobias’s will. Avery has to live in this house for an entire year or she will be disallowed from inheriting. She is allowed to stay only three nights at the house each month, a disclaimer that allows her to visit True North to help look for clues about Toby. Avery’s bedroom and Toby’s wing of the house are areas of focus in the house.

Heights Country Day School

Heights Country Day School is the private school that Avery attends. One day Avery finds a stack of threatening comments in her locker. These threats initiate Oren’s decision to send Eli, a member of Avery’s security team, to school with her on a daily basis. This school is also the setting for Emily’s memorial fundraiser. It is...