Parker Beverly, a thirteen-year-old and the richest kid in the world, is caught in a fix as things take a turn when he is accepted at his dream school, Knightsville. A killer is on the loose and people are going missing. That is when the unusual cheques containing messages start to come in. Will Parker be able to decode the messages and find the true culprit? Or will the lives of innocent come to an end at Parker's hands? Questions of mystery and suspense arise, as Parker embarks on this thrilling journey, unravelling the shocking truths which lurk in the history of the school.