The secrets of High Manners Manor, carefully guarded in a closet by Billy and his skeleton parents, begin to unravel when the orphan Millicent arrives and the two children start uncovering ghosts, apparitions, and scurrilous lies that have been festering in the house for far too long.

"Tales from the secrets closet"--Cover.

A basic guide to the Afterlife -- The secrets-closet -- A prairie storm -- Two ghostly visitors -- More family secrets -- The other side -- Hallway gossips -- A report from the field -- A friend in need -- Uncle Grim -- Big, nasty plans -- The lesson -- Dirty dishes downstairs -- Introductions -- A new friend and an old loss -- The sea chest -- A case of kidnapping -- The eye -- Midnight escape -- A shadowy encounter -- Welcome home -- Lunch is served -- Witness to un-murder -- Attic prisoners -- The march into darkness -- The ball -- The truth hurts -- The morning after (and a few mornings after that) -- Acknowledgments.