"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room...

"When Mercy Watson the pig goes missing, all of Deckawoo Drive is in an uproar. ... Will the clever neighborhood sleuths manage to follow the trail of hoofprints?and a certain overwhelmingly enticing scent?and recover their porcine wonder?"-