Melanie is so lucky, new house, new school, new best friend. And if others find her new friend, Stephanie, a little abrasive and strange. It doesn't matter to Melanie, who finds Stephanie exciting. But when Stephanie's bizarre games, become increasingly sinister and dangerous, Melanie realises that Stephanie is hiding a dark secret explaining her behaviour. A secret that no one would be willing to believe and no one has lived to tell.