It all began with the turn of a card in a seedy gambling den. In 1920 the Burton-Masseys lost their home, their lands and several businesses in the heart of Bolton. Renamed Mulligan's Yard, the cobbled court behind a coaching inn was now owned by James Mulligan, a silent, brooding man whose manners teetered on the brink of politeness. In spite of his demeanour, many women found him attractive.
Who was he? Did he really hide a dark secret in the cellars of Pendleton Grange? As the world roared into the Twenties, those who worked in Mulligan's Yard paid their rent and kept quiet. But the battle between Good and Evil began to rage of its own accord.
