Two brothers and a sister are left to look after themselves for one week during the school holidays.
The deliberate breaking of a street light outside their home is the first indication that all is not well in their own neighbourhood and thereafter they become involved in a series of exciting, unexpected, and often terrifying events which eventually unmask a dangerous criminal.
A haunted cemetery is an important element in the story; so is a school play; and the Alsation, Streak, proves his worth as a watchdog.
