Rylan Banks is a normal teenager with an abnormal family secret. His family on his mother's side has a deep physical and psychological curse that seems to torment them at every point. Eyes plague their skin, tar fills their body... and the curse fills their head with thoughts from the darkest parts of their imagination. At first, the curse was a simple nuisance for Rylan. But now that the people at his high school are starting to notice it...the curse seems to be getting stronger. Too strong. It's when he starts seeing a twisted version of himself that he finally starts to find the answers to his family curse...and he'll do anything to get rid of this plague upon his family.

An ancient family curse, known popularly throughout many forms of literature and entertainment, is not a made up spell for those of Briar blood, as punishment many many years ago for insulting a powerful fairy, the eldest daughter of each Briar family generation will prick their finger and be in an ageless sleep until they are awakened by true love's kiss. However, Eleanor Nox Briar did not wake up as fast as her ancestors have.

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Sam, Astrid, Tanner, and Gwen are not an ordinary group of friends. They aren't friends that go to the mall together or stay up late watching movies. They used to be like this, a long time ago, but then they picked up an interest of mystery solving. First, they solved silly things, like who stole someone's phone at school, but then they started to solve more serious things, like who robbed the bank. They are now collectively known as the Team Of Mystery because of this.

Even though they are a team, Sam still likes to lead the group. Sam is an averagely smart football player who is also secretly dating Astrid. Astrid is a smart girl, always providing new information to the gang when needed. Tanner is the rad dude of the gang, always lightening the mood when everyone gets stressed out. Finally, Gwen is the undercover detective, always up for the job of disguising herself and singling out the bad guys.

But when Astrid finds an artifact that has been missing for over 400 years, Sam starts developing powers, Tanner is sabotaged in a surfing competition, and the whole gang is blackmailed by a mysterious e-mailer, the Team of Mystery knows they are dealing with a huge threat. But as things start playing out, the Team of Mystery finds a book describing some sort of treasure that is hidden in the Dark Falls Town. Will the Team of Mystery find what they're looking for, or will their lives change forever?