ZZ Lynch can see ghosts. He just wishes they would stop finding him. After losing his father and moving to Cleveland, ZZ hopes sixth grade will finally give him a fresh start. Instead, he gets a haunted house, a fearless new neighbor named Brie, and the uncomfortable realization that middle school may be even scarier than the dead. Then a classmate disappears. Everyone seems ready to accept the easiest explanation, but ZZ knows something is wrong. Strange messages begin appearing, secrets spread through the school, and someone is working hard to keep the truth buried. With Brie charging ahead and their friends joining the search, ZZ must follow a trail of clues that leads into the darkest corners of their neighborhood.

Solving the mystery will mean facing bullies, restless spirits, and a danger that may already know ZZ's name. For once, seeing ghosts might not be the worst thing that can happen to him. A fast-paced middle-grade mystery filled with friendship, humor, suspense, and supernatural surprises, and finding out that the thing making you different may also be your greatest strength.