The Castle Lake Chronicles centre around the Murdock family who have lived on the North American east coast for generations. The first three books tell the adventures of sixteen year old Alicia Murdock as she battles ghosts, spirits and other unsavoury characters who threaten her family's wholesome way of life in the late nineteenth century. The following books follow the adventures of Alicia's descendants in the present day.

In the first volume of Castle Lake sixteen year old Alicia Murdock fought and conquered the evil spirit of William Fick with the help of her family, and narrowly survived.

In this third volume however, the odds are stacked wickedly against her. The spirit of William's daughter, Lorra Anne Fick, is out for pure vengeance, and Alicia is fighting for her life at the Girl's Academy of Learning in Landmark. It's just her, her wits, and the help of a new friend pitted against the dark forces of black magic.

In Castle Lake, The Fick's came to Alicia's world; in this new chapter, set in 1822 and 1889, she travels to theirs!