When a man is found dead in the spring of 1931 at the Bell in Hand Tavern on Union Street in the city of Boston, pathologist Dr. Haley Higgins and investigative reporter Samantha Hawke are both working the case. They want the same thing ~ to catch a killer. Though they don’t exactly trust each other, they’ll have to work together if they want to solve this perplexing mystery, diving into the world of bootlegging and extortion. Will this unlikely duo patch up their differences before becoming the next victims?