Andi Comstock has grown accustomed to talking to the cremated dead, so it comes as a surprise when a woman named Cassie asks Andi to help find her murdered body. All the dead woman knows is that it's in a forest. Andi has no idea what awaits her once Cassie’s body is found. First, there's Cassie's golden retriever, Trigger. Then, there’s the magic trunk. The dog she can deal with, but what’s inside the magic trunk is another story. Andi and her new husband, Detective Jack Harmon, planned to take the week off to paint the exterior of their house. Instead, their life together is turned upside down the moment the magic trunk opens itself. Are its magical contents really significant? Will they lead Andi to Cassie’s killer? And what in the name of all that's holy is the Earth box about?