Gay Marris

Set in London in 1968, A Curtain Twitcher’s Book of Murder follows the lives of the inhabitants of a suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road. London, 1968. A suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road. "Ask anyone on Atbara Avenue how well they know their neighbours, and they'll answer 'well'. After all, they see each...

In 50,000 acres of remote Scottish mountains and moor sits Dorcha Hall: a former hunting lodge nestled amongst ancient forests, on the shores of the enigmatic Black Loch. At night, lights glow from within, smoke curls from its chimneys, and in the forgiving murk of the gloaming, it looks magical. In daylight, its mouldering plasterwork and failing plumbing present a...

London, 1968. A suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road. "Ask anyone on Atbara Avenue how well they know their neighbours, and they'll answer 'well'. After all, they see each other across the vast distance afforded by close proximity, and that is probably for the best..." In number 17 live a bitter daughter and her mother, trapped with...