It has been almost a year since the denizens of the purple house were mysteriously transplanted back in time to the Victorian-era. Of course, Chicago and its people are still healing after the catastrophic blaze that all but destroyed the city and claimed thousands of lives. And still, there is a killer at large who's not at all twice-shy about playing with fire.For what kind of monster would burn a man alive?Regardless of the horrors the Aubrey Milner case renews, River, a coroner disguised as a man, and her brother Archer, the district's police inspector, are duty-bound to seek justice. It's what they do. They will find the burned man's murderer and maybe lay to rest a ghost or two of their own.