Jenna's grandmother has always taken solace from her ability to communicate with family members who have recently "passed on," but Jenna's first experience isn't comforting at all. It's a desperate plea for help from her mother. A vengeful spirit is trapping souls from Haldis Notch, Vermont, intent on making them suffer for not accepting him in life. Jenna can reach the realm where the souls are trapped and dying, but to free them, she must first understand the vengeful spirit’s motives, and the more Jenna understands, the deeper she's drawn into his trap. If Jenna falls victim, every soul in Haldis Notch will suffer the ultimate retaliation for the petty grudges they held in life.