The third-greatest tragedy in Gideon Green's life: he doesn't live in a film noir. The second: being stuck in high school for 408 more days. The first? Well, it's not important. When Lily shows up at Gideon's door, it's just like all his old detective movies. She's investigating a story for the school newspaper, and has hit a wall. Now he has a case, and a chance to prove to his classmates and his dad that he has what it takes to be a detective. But can he balance his black-and-white quest for the truth with the full colors of real life? -- adapted from jacket