From the eerie closes of Edinburgh's Old Town to the white heat of the Australian Outback, nothing is quite what it seems in these haunting tales, as ordinary lives begin to unravel in bizarre, inexplicable and sometimes horrific circumstances. First published in 1991, this is an intriguing collection of stories by the best-selling author of The Fanatic (4th Estate, 2000).
'Excellent. The unexpected occurs in ways that range from the subtle to the outlandish. The feeling of unease that these stories leave behind reminds you of early Ian McEwan. He is expert at the small telling details that really make a story.' Glasgow Evening Times 'His fictional world is half-lit and forbidding, where dark secrets lurk up stairways and behind neighbours' doors.' Scotland on Sunday
