Carmel, California

Carmel is the city in California where the novel takes place. Susannah and her mother have just moved to Carmel because her mother remarries Andy Ackerman. The entire novel unfolds at different locations around Carmel.

Pebble Beach Hotel and Golf Resort

Pebble Beach Hotel and Golf Resort is where Sleepy and Suze have jobs for the summer. It is also where Suze discovers that Jack is a mediator too. Suze first discovers Jack is a mediator when they are walking toward the pool and they run into a landscaper that died of a heart attack a few weeks before.

Junipero Serra Mission Academy

Junipero Serra Mission Academy is the private Catholic school Susannah attends. It is also the school where Father Dominic is the principal. While school is out for the summer, Father Dominic takes Suze to the Mission on the property to perform the exorcism...