




death by rape, serial killer, child murder
Throughout his investigation, John also becomes entangled with the spirits of heroin junkie, a hotel maid -- as well as the man who built the hotel, who is looking for a protege to continue the violent acts he started when he was alive.
The Countess' relationship with her partner becomes troubled with the arrival of male model and cocaine addict, a New York millionaire fashion designer, and her scorned ex-lover, all of whom become entangled in her violent life.
The hotel is loosely based on an actual hotel built in 1893 by H. H. Holmes in Chicago for the 1893 World's Fair. It became known as the 'Murder Castle' as it was built for Holmes to torture, murder, and dispose of evidence just as is the Cortez.