Josephine Nicolson and the vampire in her basement set out on a quest to discover what caused her uncle's death twenty years ago.
Josephine and Baron Dragomir Blasko arrive on Florida's Cedar Island to find an eccentric group of guests assembled at the local hotel... and a host of unwelcoming islanders with a frightening secret.
A letter from her Uncle Petey points Josephine toward a cache of unusual treasure hidden somewhere near the island, but it's soon apparent that both the newcomers and the locals will do anything to find it, including commit murder. Blasko and Josephine soon find themselves caught in the middle, up to their necks in danger.