The Ghost of Sandy Creek is a fictional adventure story of two girls becoming friends as they try to solve a mystery. It wasnt easy for Shelly to be transplanted from her busy life in New York with her famous mother to the country in the middle of Nebraska. She was going to have to spend the summer with her dad, who she hardly knew. She knew that her summer would be terribly boring.As soon as she arrived, she met Zeta, the neighbor and together they set out to find the truth about the legend of the ghost of Sandy Creek.Shelly and Zeta share their many adventures while trying to settle the questions of the legend. Is there really a ghost? Was there ever one? What did the flute music mean? Did the ghost stalk the river now?