Olive Turning has come a long way from her roots in Mary Contrary (Volume One of the Nursery Rhyme Chronicles) when she was a lost and broken child. And she certainly seems to have prevailed over an evil that stalked her in Six For Gold. In fact, Olive has come into her own, raising a lovely family and returning to college for a third degree. However, the darkness is never far behind Olive. In Throw Him Down the Stairs, she must once again face the ultimate evil. This time, she must save her family instead of herself. In Throw Him Down the Stairs, worlds collide as an ancient evil that has been buried for centuries is resurrected, with Olive Turning in it's cross hairs.