The story is set in a town called Crestmont. It is a small town in America. The book has not said what state the actions take place in yet. The actions take place in many locations in the small town. Many of them in school. Clay has a map marked with stars which shows him where Hannah’s situations took place. While he is listening to the suicide tapes, he goes to the spots marked on the map. Examples of locations are the café, her friend’s houses and the school. The actions are based on the norms of modern society.