Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in the heart of New Orleans
with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. He's a little
overweight. He can't hear well out of his left ear. Oh, and he's on the
run from the dead. Derek never imagined that the dead could be anything
but dead. But there's no denying it. They're back - and they're after
him. He just doesn't know why. And he doesn't have long to figure it
out.