Every visit to the spacious attic of Grey Gables is a new adventure of discovery … as is the case one rainy afternoon when Annie and Boots (Gram’s irascible cat) once again start exploring the treasures hidden in dusty boxes and trunks. This time — at the bottom of a box in the corner — Annie finds a pair of service medals from World War II in perfect condition inside a beautiful hand-carved wooden case with a glass top.

This is very curious because her grandfather’s medals are on display in the living room downstairs … so who could these spectacular medals belong to? And why have they been hidden away in the attic for years?

Annie uncovers a dusty album of photos taken during her annual summer visits to Stony Point when she was growing up. As she relishes the fond memories they conjure up, she is surprised when she notices a young boy she can’t remember lurking on the edge of several pictures. Who was this curious young boy? And why doesn’t he seem to fit into each scene?

Now that the Needlecraft Club has become part of Annie’s sleuthing activities, she enlists them in this new mystery.

Annie is delighted when she finds a box of letters in the back of an antique dresser stored in the attic. The letters from her childhood friend, Susan, bring back a flood of fond memories. So Annie decides to find out where Susan is now, and what she is doing.

Oddly, though, no one seems to know ... at least no one is saying. And Annie’s fellow sleuths in the Needlecraft Club are strangely silent on the subject. Eventually, uncovering one layer at a time, Annie reveals one of the biggest and best-kept secrets in Stony Point.