Barrington Stoke. Val ‘s father is a bit of a no-hoper who is always looking for buried treasure and her mother is a high-flying telemarketer who brings in all the money. When Val finds a special statue that can tell the future; and it foretells of “doom” for the family. When the strange Mr. Marcos starts to visit her mother during the day, Val suspects that its something to do with the statue’s prophecy.p.12- 16. At the treasure hunters meeting, Val hears a strange voice in her head…