Englishwoman Sara Smythe accepts architect Theodore Camden's offer to be manager of his apartment house The Dakota in New York City. This means she can be near Theo, who lives in the Dakota with his wife and children. In 1985, Bailey Camden's grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. But the absence of a genetic connection means Bailey won't see a dime of the Camden family's substantial estate. Instead, her "cousin" Melinda, Camden's biological descendant, will inherit almost everything. Melinda asks Bailey to oversee the renovation of her lavish Dakota apartment despite Bailey's dislike of Melinda's vision. It is the apartment Theodore Camden lived and died in, after being stabbed by Sara Smythe, a former Dakota employee who had previously spent months in an insane asylum. But a building with a history as The Dakota's can't hold its secrets forever, and what Bailey discovers in its basement could turn everything on its head."-- Provided by publisher.