"we are noт ιdιoтѕ вυт genιυѕeѕ wнo do тнιngѕ тнe average нυмan cannoт υnderѕтand." - - - Hello. My name is Alice Madden, and I have two undeniably mad friends. My mother told me that Nick has a good heart but is a complete idiot. That's why we need Rob, she told me. She made it sound as though I had no significance at all - and when I told her that, she said that I was the one who kept Rob sane. But who keeps me sane? - - - Alice Madden, a teenage photographer, writer and overall artist, is currently in a relationship with someone she describes as "the most ambitious idiot I've ever met". Lucky for her, his aspiration is to be the most famous detective of all time. Naturally, he drags Alice and his best friend Rob into it. Which leaves Alice feeling as though she's dating the Mad Hatter.