The most peculiar things always happen to Bryony Gray. As if it isnt bad enough that her uncle keeps her locked in the attic, forcing her to paint for his rich clients, shes becoming rather well known in the art world since all her customers seem to go missing.
When her newest painting escapes the canvas and rampages through the streets of London, Bryony digs into her family history, discovering some rather scandalous secrets her uncle has been keeping, including a deadly curse shes inherited from her missing father. It turns out, Bryony has accidentally unleashed the Gray family curse, and its spreading fast.
With a little help from the strange-but-beautiful girl next door and her paranoid brother, Bryony sets out to break the curse, dodging bloodthirsty paintings, angry mobs and her wicked uncle along the way.