New York City, summer 1889. Society girl-turned-investigative journalist Genevieve Stewart and wealthy Daniel McCaffrey encounter a crazed man screaming about demons, who drops dead before their eyes. The dead man carried a medallion, a prize given to anyone who survives a night at the Lower East Side bar called Boyle's Suicide Tavern. In this sequel to Deception by Gaslight, the clues lead Genevieve and Daniel to a haunted mansion deep in the Bronx, where they must face a demon to uncover the truth.