It doesnât take cash, just some good old-fashioned creativity, to turn a pillowcase into a ghost costume or a trashcan into a suit of armor. So even if she has to stick to a budget, Stella Reid always makes holidays like Halloween memorable for twelve-year-old Savannah and the rest of her grandchildren. After joining the other townspeople for trick-or-treating and the annual parade down Main Street, Granny Reid and the kids head to Judge Pattersonâs antebellum mansion, where a corn maze awaits. Most of the youngsters are too terrified to make it all the way to the middle. And thatâs lucky for themâbecause when Savannah and Granny get there, it proves to be even scarier than they expected: half-buried in the mud at the center of the maze lies a human skull. The grisly discovery uncovers a mystery that stretches back decadesâand seems to be related to the long-unsolved murder of Granny Reidâs own part-Cherokee mother. After all this time, the culprit may be long gone...or still hiding among them. Itâll be up to Granny to dig into this Southern townâs history and a mess of old family secrets.