‘They cause all this harm in a world already diseased by it’.After being taken in by crime boss and long-time family friend, Hunter Smith, Tony ‘Ace’ Johnson finds himself entering the world of a reluctant gangster and member of an infamous Manchester gang, the ‘Three Grifters’.The ‘Three Grifters’ soon rise in the ranks of the city and gain a tight grip over the ever-changing, 1980s crime driven, post-industrial world of Manchester. These connections grow stronger when they meet eccentric nightclub owner, Paul Moonie. An association that will alter the course of the rest of their lives…Along this story of love, deceit, and loyalty you will witness the rise and fall of the notorious gang and how that fall impacted many lives.