History professor Mitchell Lambert has recently published a biography about the beautiful heiress Maria Boudreau, who was murdered in 1924 on Sumner Island off the coast of Maine. While researching Maria's life, Mitch became infatuated with her and obsessed with solving her murder. Now, a seance has been scheduled at the posh Smythe Hotel where Maria died. Though skeptical at first, Mitch sees this as an opportunity to learn the truth behind Maria's murder... and his inexplicable feelings toward her.