Mr. Stink is the smelliest man in the world — he is a tramp. He has no home and cannot wash whenever he pleases. Nobody quite knows who he is or where he came from. Perhaps he is an old hero of a sailor who could not adapt to life on land? Or a world-famous opera singer who lost his voice and has been unable to sing ever since? Or maybe a Russian undercover agent? One day eleven-year-old Chloe plucked up the courage to speak to him. And from that moment on, the lives of Chloe, her family, and the entire town changed completely.