Happy Birthday! Mia Thomas turned 15 but she gets way more than she ever bargained for. On her special day, her father is arrested for murder, her teacher needs to speak with her mother and she isn't sure why and to top it all off, she learns she comes from a long line of witches. Her budding powers are starting to appear, but like anything, it's going to take practice to make them perfect.With the help of her talking Siamese cat familiar who is a reincarnated 1940's private eye, named Gumshoe, Mia sets out to clear her family's name and save them from financial ruin.Yet, she's unaware of catching the eye of the murderer or murderers until she is ensnared in their devious plan. Will her snooping cause her own death, or will her fledgling abilities and her coffee-drinking, wise cracking, booze desiring familiar come to her rescue?