Columbus, Mississippi, is a city with secrets. Ghosts, both real and imagined, share the town with a cast of eccentric characters. Emma Grace Leigh, a witty and funny young girl, is on a quest to receive one last message from her dead father. Her desire to become a ghost hunter takes her into Friendship Cemetery where she meets Princess Kamara – a dwarf who creates quirky, folk art ‘sculptures’ from detritus found in the cemetery – and a young African-American boy, Tyrone. Family curses, a healer-woman, and dark omens lead to startling revelations. Mysteries unravel. Emma Grace must face the shocking and shadowy lies buried deep in Friendship Cemetery.