<p><strong><em>A boy is in danger when he stumbles upon a crime committed by two prominent men of his town but finds an unusual ally in the form of a castle ghost.</em></strong></p><p>Twelve-year-old Haycorn may know all about ghosts of Ohio but even he is stunned when he and his friend Budge encounter a ghost in a castle.</p><p>The boys witness a clandestine meeting there between two men involving a kick-back scheme putting their lives and that of Haycorn's mother in jeopardy.</p><p>But the ghost may have other plans for all of them.</p>