Powerful international bankers have lost an item that could change the entire world forever. For years they have searched for this terrible secret, keeping a careful eye on the two people they believe know where it is. But when one of their agents goes rogue, they are forced to send a ruthless assassin to track it down.
Oz Dellworth, twelve-year old lover of comic books with an overactive imagination, is drawn into a dark world of mystery, danger and lies. His new neighbor, Kena Walker, a blind girl his age, both fascinates and troubles him. With the face of an angel, Kena bears strange secrets. Oz soon finds himself immersed in a world both unfamiliar and surreal. Kena, broken by her terrible burden, sees in Oz a hope for redemption.
The haunted past and mysterious present collide, as forces both powerful and unimaginable threaten two twelve-year old kids, whose friendship and bond will be the only shield against this darkest of all storms.