The year is 1923. Jay Sinclair - heir to the Sinclair diamond fortune - moves to Sauquill Island off the coast of Providence, searching for the peace and solitude he needs to complete his new novel. But Sauquill is a troubling place, very quiet and calm one moment, frightening the next. Visitors keep disappearing. Loud screams can be heard at night. And it all centers around Jay's new neighbor, a notorious and wealthy Russian poetess...