Mr. Linden's Library

Ever heard of a book called "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick?" Well, this is a short story based off of the picture in the book titled Mr. Linden's Library. The cover of the story and the quotation "He had warned her. Now it was too late." were all I had to base the whole thing off of.
Read on to find out how I used these things to create the story of Riley Anderson.