Janey Adams, nearly 16, has a Voice - a great voice, according to her demanding music teacher. If she works and studies she could be another Maria Callas, sing at Covent Garden! But Janey is reticent and shy, and is not at all convinced she has the ability or the confidence. How is she to get the training? And will she be able to convince her parents that it is a practical idea?

Her brother Mike and his friend Ronnie, chronically hard-up students, are forming a band, Night Mission, to help pay their college fees. The third member of the band, Dave, is tall, dark and charismatic, but Janey's instant attraction quickly fades in disappointment when one of his ex-girlfriends warns her that he is a scalp hunter, collecting girls, only to walk away. But the fourth member of the band, Steve, equally attractive, is friendly and laid back. Janey feels safe with him and loves his singing.

It's not long before the new band recruit Janey to do their bookings and typing. When they play a gig for the PTA dance, which ends in an astonishing near-riot by their growing army of fans, they all realise that Night Mission is going to be something extra-special.

Janey and the Band is the first book in a series about Night Mission's climb to fame, their loves and rivalries, their ambitions and mistakes, and Janey's own search for a way to gain confidence, achieve her singing ambitions - and stay out of Dave's clutches!