All their lives, Lee and his mother served Lady Memory, and Felix and his father served Mr. Death. The Vickery twins lived on opposite sides of Poplar House, and their parents could not see each other. That was the agreement, and it was unbreakable until Gretchen Whipple burst into their lives. The youngest of a line of spellcasters, she promised her brothers to break the magical agreement. In return, Gretchen asked to investigate the mysterious murder of a girl from their town. Will three friends be able to restore justice if Mr. Death got out of control and began to take lives out of schedule?