Twelve-year-old Alice England is curious, truthful and smart, but when you work in your father's funeral home and you get messages from the dead, it can be difficult to make friends. When she comes across the peculiar case of George Devenish, who was allergic to sunlight, Alice is convinced there's more to his death than meets the eye. Is the truth of George's death destined to never see the light of day, or can Alice and her companions, George's niece Violet and a boy named Cal, put the clues together to solve a mystery much bigger than anybody imagined?