Whilst investigating the death of a local homemaker, a sweet navigator called Maureen Giantbulb uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, crumpled map circulating throughout Ireland. As soon as anyone uses the map, he or she has exactly 99 days left to live.
The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look upside-down. A marked person feels like a simple kitten to touch.
Maureen gets hold of the map, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into her mind: a red gerbil balancing on an old-fashioned homemaker, an old newspaper headline about a bear baiting accident, a hooded ostrich ranting about eyebrows and a drinking well located in an old-fashioned place.
When Maureen notices her arms have kitten-like properties, she realises that the curse of the crumpled map is true and calls in her nephew, a private detective called Tony Sparkle, to help.
Tony examines the map and willingly submits himself to the curse. He finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. He finds the red gerbil balancing on an old-fashioned homemaker particularly chilling. He joins the queue for a supernatural death.
Maureen and Tony pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded ostrich. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?
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