Where was the religion for a man who believed that good and bad must coexist, even within the individual? Where was the religion for a man who believed in God but not in God’s religion?
Was still a fine, persistent drizzle. There was a word in Scots for it—smirr.
As usual, Vanderhyde’s memory was sharp enough when it suited him. ‘That’s true. All the same, you were there.’ ‘Yes, I was. But I left several hours before the fire started. Not guilty, your honour.’...
Means they’ll mostly be Glasgow – and you
Muted ‘thanks’ as the person moved away. ‘It
We’ve piled his plate high with shit, Fox conceded. And not even tied a bib around his neck, Kaye added. Is your afternoon grilling to be courtesy of a woman called Stoddart?
Fifteen years, and all he had to show were an amount of self-pity and a busted marriage with an innocent daughter hanging between them. It was more disgusting than sad.
Ann Street was reckoned by many to be the most beautiful terrace in the city. Tucked away between Queensferry Road and Stockbridge, its two elegant facing rows of Georgian homes were separated by a na...
He felt his arms ache and, looking down, saw that the girl had stopped struggling. There came that point, that sudden, blissful point, when it was useless to go on living, and when the mind and body c...
I doubt he’d give me the smell from his farts—no, tell a lie: in that one respect he’s being more than generous.
POETS day, he reminded Siobhan. Piss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday, she recited.
All eyes turned towards him, entered the
I'm caught, he thought, between a cushion and a soft place
If it were a peg, you couldn’t hang a fucking hankie on it, never mind your coat.
Went to take a look at it. A plaque
It was a quiet street—people kept themselves to themselves. It
I’m game if you are.
Muttered. Then:
No sooner had he finished with a case than another two or three appeared in its place. What was the name of that creature? The Hydra, was it? That was what he was fighting. Every time he cut off a hea...
The club coincided.
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