Pandora Birch lives with her father in the small town of Whitewater, Pennsylvania. Her mother left the family when Pandora was a baby, and ever since then her life has been boring. That all changes after a sleepover with her friend Erica turns into the discovery of an old puzzle box in the attic that leads them on the chase to open it. Follow Pandora and her friends as they discover the secrets of the box, and revelations that will change and influence Pandora's life forever... Including bonus novella, The Real McCoy: Over a year later, Pandora is sure she has her life is in order without any more unseen surprises - but does she? In the wake of a friendship disaster that leaves her stranded without both of her best friends, Pandora finds herself all alone until she meets Rebecca and Ben, the niece and nephew of the curiosity shop owner, Roberta McCoy. When Miss McCoy's shop suddenly becomes of site of regularly burgling, it's up to them and the help of an old friend to stop the criminal in their tracks before something worse happens.