While snooping around in the Old Dutch Flat Hotel, four friends discover that the hotel's dumbwaiter has an interesting secret of its own. As the secret unfolds, the friends are taken on a mysterious voyage through real gold rush history, days of famous stage coach robbers, saloon girls and the Miwok Indians. Lost in the 1850's they will need to find their way back home, but one thing is for sure - their lives have been changed forever. Twisting and turning the many surprises will have you remembering this story, the new secrets and promises made, as well as the strange but endearing characters, long after you have finished reading the book.