Lucy Goodly is the new boot girl at Grave Hall, working for the cold, aloof Lord Grave.

The other staff Vonk the Butler, Mrs Crawley the cook and Violet the scullery maid all seem friendly but Lucy soon notices that strange things are afoot in her new home and not just Mrs Crawley’s experimental anchovy omelettes.

There are moving statues, magical books and Lord Grave has a secret.

Meanwhile, all over the country, children are vanishing.

Could the mystery of the missing children be linked to the strange goings-on? Lucy is determined to find out…