The Evil Eye - the most feared and dreaded of occult forces. Not what most teenage girls worry about nowadays, unless you're Siri Braddock from Wicks End, a dead end cobblestone lane in Salem, Massachusetts. She just met the "Circle of Nostradamus," a secret society of soothsayers, witches, and warlocks who have one goal in mind - to possess a rare and fateful ruby, "The Jewel of Jeopardy." Siri was warned to stay away from Winter Island and the creepy old mansion by the sea. Now Hurricane Bela has struck and Siri is trapped there with this motley crew of necromancers. In a twist of fate Siri finds the rare gem in her pocket and she has no intention of giving it up, no matter what happens next Who can sleep in a nightmare house haunted by the Phantom of Winter Island? People have disappeared, including Siri's best friend, Mallory. Siri finds herself all alone in the dreary old house, but soon discovers she has other company. Who or what is the Phantom of Winter Island? Is it Siri's blind and crippled host out for revenge? Is it the stalking creature that hunts Siri through the old, dark house? Or is it a crawling white mist? Siri doesn't know who to trust as she searches the creepy old mansion for clues. She isn't one to give up the chase, not when it means finding her best friend. Strange incense, secret passages, and things that go bump in the night make Siri wish she never heard of Winter Island. If only she had stayed home, then she wouldn't be running crazily through an underground labyrinth with something really scary chasing her. Yes, the Evil Eye can ruin a girl's night out - a night that began on an ancient, cobblestone lane called Wicks End.