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It takes a lot of stories to make a neighborhood. New neighbors add their tales, families multiply, and death subtracts. But dividing by zero might blow it all apart unless a little child can lead them.Meet Troy, the garage mechanic's son, Lydia, the rich man's daughter, Amethyst with her remarkable cat, and the curiously accented Andrea. Old Abigail knows more than anyone else but doesn't speak. Meanwhile in Paradise Park, a middle-aged man keeps watch over autistic Amelia, who keeps getting lost. Pastor Bill mends people; Peter mends cars. And someone or something's going to break.

Sometimes memories add up to reveal a secret too huge to bear. Sometimes, instead, their sum forms a gateway to the future. And sometimes the difference can be determined by choosing your point of view.Sylvia's memories lie buried in her past, but now they're pouring, red and black, into every picture she paints. Perhaps it's time for this mother of three to look behind the images and see what really happened in Paradise.

Andrew Callaghan suspects his student Amy, who has gone missing, may have been murdered. With the help of Stella DeMaris, the school's new art instructor, he sets off on a road trip to find what happened to her. Tortured by memories of his own dead daughter, Andrew sees Amy's body in every passing shadow, while Stella, ever hopeful, sees cats. But where will the cats lead them, and will Amy be dead or alive at the end of the trail?