Fifteen-year-old Lucy Elliott's family has just moved to Seattle from Atlanta. The middle-child of seven adopted siblings, Lucy is at her wits' end. She is not happy about relocating to the rainy port city on the northwest coast of Washington State and misses her friends and her old school. Even worse, she is bored to death. So, when her little sister is frightened beyond reason by a gargoyle-like face, looking out of an upstairs window in a neighboring house, hidden by a tall fence, Lucy is curious. With nothing else to do, she may as well try to solve the mystery. The only trouble is, some mysteries can lead to tragic accidents--even death.