The WalkawayThe Ice Harvest, one of the most acclaimed noir debuts of 2000, is now followed by The Walkway both its prequel and sequel. Sidney's stepfather, Gunther Fahnstiel, got lucky in The Ice Harvest. Lucky to the tune of 250,000 dollars in untraceable notes. Ten years later he's escaped from the Lake Vista nursing home; confused, frail and desperate for a haircut. Sidney has prospered since his days running the bar at the Sweet Cage; he's now the owner, in

from Doris Lessing

Eureka probes the dark side of creativity

They can't go home: the killers know exactly who they are

he pursues a solitary quest for sensation

something sinister always just beneath the surface

fulfilled life

Vincent Skaithlocke

new Goth-girl in town Penny is drawn into the strange works and worlds of Edwardian lady novelist Beatrice Mapp

Her father impressed upon her what an honour this was before he vanished

he takes matters into his own hands

Meanwhile in the north

MARKER RIBBON