When the teenage Alicia McCann has a horrible accident, she is visited by the Whisper Catcher - a dreamlike spirit girl with great powers. But the Whisper Catcher's powers are waning, her strength stolen by an evil shadowy spectre. To help the Whisper Catcher, Alicia must undertake a strange and terrifying journey from her home in San Francisco to the depths of the Australian outback. Dark treachery awaits and Alicia must dig through history to uncover a terrifying secret, unlike any she could imagine ...