Tom Stone's Entrance

Tom Stone stepped into Seward High and into Maria McBride's life like a bolt of lightning. He''s the perfect guy for Maria—nice, smart, and well-built.

The Family and the Business

There''s just one problem: his family. Tom''s father is the town''s new funeral director, and business is booming. The bodies are piling up thick and fast in Persephone Falls, Alaska, so Dr. Stone keeps Tom up late at night working in the funeral home.

Suspicion and Secrets

And it''s clear that Dr. Stone and his creepy assistant, Graves, don''t want Maria around. Maria knows Tom was made for her. She''s determined to find out what Dr. Stone has against her.

The Climax

When Tom refuses to stand up to his father, Maria begins to stitch together the clues...and finds out that the Stones are into recycling in ways she never could have imagined.