Thirteen-year-old Quinn Parker knows that thereās something off about her neighbors. She calls them āthe Oldiesā because theyāve lived on Goodie Lane for as long as anyone can remember, but they never seem to age. Are they vampires? Or aliens? Or getting secret experimental surgeries? Or is Quinnās imagination just running wild again?
If her dad were still around, heād believe her. When he was alive, theyād come up with all sorts of theories about the Oldies. Now, Quinnās determined to keep the investigation going with the help of Mike, her neighbor and maybe-crush. Theyāll have to search for clues and follow the mystery wherever it leadsāeven if itās to the eerie pond at the end of the street thatās said to have its own sinister secrets. But the Oldies are on to them. And the closer Quinn and Mike get to uncovering the answers, the more they realize just how terrifying the truth may be.