Life is always dangerous. Perhaps in the end it will not be destroyed by great natural forces
but by the work of our own hands.

Something strange is happening at the once famous hotel The Pale Horse. To discover it, Mark Easterbrook knows he has to start from the beginning. But what exactly is the beginning? The brutal blow suffered by Father Gorman on the head? The frenzy with which the perpetrator searched his pockets for his rosary? Or perhaps the visit of the priest, just before his murder, to a dying woman? Maybe even a fight happening right in front of Mark's eyes has a deeper meaning that escapes him. Mark and the young Ginger are determined to find the truth. But they have no idea what they are about to face...