Twenty years ago, Maximus Batten witnessed the brutal murder of his parents. Now as the autocratic Duke of Wakefield, he spends his days dealing with politics in Parliament, but at night, disguised as the Ghost of St. Giles, wanders the dark alleys in sea
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