Nineteen-year-old orphan Signa Farrow confronts Death--and her own deathly powers--when she investigates the mysterious murder of a relative at the Thorn Grove estate. Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being-- and each meeting an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns...

Including guides for teachers and parents about how to engage children in costume-making or easy Halloween puppet crafts, this lively book follows a group of trick-or-treating kids as they make a new friend - a ghost who just wants to be part of the fun!