Amy and Jodi hardly remembered their father who lived and worked in a carnival, but now they were going to live with him. This could be great fun! Jodi soon went exploring, got lost in the House of Mirrors, and there discovered a mysterious talisman. Her father asked that she check with India, the carnival owner, on what to do with it. India’s freaked out, saying that the talisman was very bad and must be destroyed. Jodi threw it in the trash, but Amy slyly fished it out and hid it. Shortly thereafter the first brutal murder occurred, and was quickly followed by the death of India. Police could find no clues. Zulu, the dwarf who had long worked at the carnival, began recalling details of the dark history of the House of Mirrors … back when it was called the House of Illusions. He began to wonder about both Raoell, the illusionist that had created the House and had disappeared some sixty years ago, and the collection of seven clowns that India had lovingly created. Somehow, the clowns now seemed to be mixed up with the deaths and the House of Mirrors! What powers might these mysterious clowns have? Could Amy and Jodi solve the mystery before it was too late?