Tom Stone stepped into Seward High and into Maria McBrides life like a bolt of lightning. Hes the perfect guy for Marianice smart and well-built. Theres just one problem: his family. Toms father is the towns 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. And its clear that Dr. Stone and his creepy assistant Graves dont want Maria around. Maria knows Tom was made for her. Shes determined to find out what Dr. Stone has against her. 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.
