Every year, on January nineteenth, the grave of Edgar Allen Poe in Baltimore is visited by the Poe Toaster, who leaves a gift He has remained anonymous for fifty years, but now Tess is approached by a man who askes her to find out his identity Although she refuses she goes to the annual vigil anyway and is surprised when two cloaked figures approach the grave Then there's a gun shot and one is killed Can Tess unravel the mystery?