Ogden, Charles

Twins Edgar and Ellen encounter unexpected dangers that force them to split up in order to search for their arch-rival, who has discovered the secret of eternal life.

After Agustus Nod, Nod's Limbs' town founder, mysteriously returns after a two hundred year absence, Edgar and Ellen are determined to discover who is trying to steal the secret to Agustus' long life, while also working on a scheme to sabotage the town's mayoral election.

The sinister siblings, twins Edgar and Ellen, kidnap the pets of Nod's Limb's youngest citizens and turn them into "rare beasts" in hopes of making money to finance future pranks.

The twins' one-eyed companion Pet has a trick or two up its sleeve when Edgar's fiendish twin Ellen starts minding her manners, wearing bows on her pajamas, and acting nice.

Prankster twins Edgar and Ellen think they have found kindred spirits when they join the circus to escape from their mysterious caretaker and the one-eyed creature Pet, but they soon discover that it is hard to tell friend from foe.