Toby’s family is magic, but his only talent is talking to cats. When his mother’s vengeful enemy kidnaps him, his rescue cat and his schoolfriend Mia try to save him. The magic world and the flat world are more connected than most people know, because we can’t see the miniscule intersections of natural forces. Intuition, feelings, talents, skills, gifts - or plain natural magic?

Sixteen-year-old Toby has no magic, apart from communicating with cats. A flat kid in a magic family, he’s determined to be the best flat he can be. When Toby and his sister rescue some cats from a street accident, they find a long-lost arch-cat. They suspect something is about to go very wrong, because arch-cats only appear in times of need.

Ten years ago, Toby’s mum disappeared after giving evidence in a court case against a corrupt developer. Now the criminal is out of jail and out for revenge.