It Wisnae Me... Honest!

Author: Harry Morris
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
ISBN: 1845028201
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
The hilarious adventures of Harry the Polis, the self-appointed Chief Constable of funny stories, continue with the publication of his ninth book, "It Wisnae Me...Honest"! Follow our laughing polis-man as he tackles the funny side of policing and introduces us to more of his zany characters and incidents. There's the Inspector with second wife syndrome, the woman assaulted by a flying sausage and the dead donkey on the manse lawn. And you can't miss the recollections of getting painfully trapped by the goolies, the private call to Prince Charles, the benefits of drinking organic tea or the terrorist attack on a US Naval ship on the Holy Loch...This title is packed full with funny stories, jokes, anecdotes and tales to have you laughing out loud. "It Wisnae Me...Honest!" is another classic collection of comical capers from behind the uniform...And they're all true, honest.

The Reluctant Detective

Author:
Publisher: Marplesi
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
A young widow, orphan and mother, Wilhelmina Anne Brown is just beginning to find some stability in her new home in Prince Edward Island when she is forced to deal with the death of her beloved uncle, Bill Darby. Darby, a Charlottetown private investigator, leaves Anne and her fourteen-year-old daughter a small savings account and his business, where Anne has worked as office manager for six years. What follows is Anne's struggle to protect her family, find justice for her clients, and forge a new life for herself.

Someone always robs the poor

Author: Carl MacDougall
Publisher: Cargo Publishing
ISBN: 1911332147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
A long-awaited new collection of stories from one of Scotland’s most acclaimed writers. A young man returns from London, facing the prospect of reunion with a young daughter he’s never met. A woman recounts her family’s doomed attempt to emigrate from Poland to America 70 years before. A creative writing tutor is shocked by the story of one of his students, who is connected to a past atrocity in Bosnia. A former architect fights a losing battle with alcoholism and the ghosts from his past. Here is a new collection of brilliant stories from the multi-award winning elder statesman of Scottish literature, exploring themes of poverty, migration, alienation, accountability and alcoholism, with an impressive depth and emotional range.

Body Language

Author: Liam Leddy
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496900049
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394

Book Description
Centreing round a thirty year old Glasgow murder this novel introduces Lassiter a tough and extremely shrewd investigative reporter. An ex-gang member himself Lassiter has many friends on both sides of the law. Written largely in the tough, no nonsense language of the Glasgow streets Liam Leddy`s first novel takes us on a whirlwind tour of the life of Glasgow`s sixties underworld. Breathtaking twists and turns follow fast and furious. With an authentic and truly believable array of unforgettable characters it pulsates with a knowledge of all of the things the city of Glasgow is renowned for worldwide. Warm hearted , darkly humorous characters abound. Who are the morally right in this tale? Are the bad guys all bad? Are the good guys all good? Of course not. Grey areas abound in this stunning first novel. A page turner with surprises on almost each one of them it moves at breakneck speed until the final one gives a totally unforeseen final twist. Liam Leddy was born and raised in Glasgow and still lives there.

Bothy

Author: Colin R Tosh
Publisher: KDP
ISBN: 1978073089
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
"Bothy" - Book 1 of a series: A Future History of Scotland (Book 2: https://amzn.to/2WeOXX4, Book 3: https://amzn.to/2YfUSO8) Summary of "Bothy" from back cover: Circa 2500 AD. Laddie is daein aricht, runnin a oor the Strathmore Valley, mindin ees fields, scrappin. Bit thir is ees fucked heid an ees pair deid fether thit ee cannae stop thinkin aboot. And Eberdeen wi thir aggressive land acquisitions an great ugly fields o gren. So Laddie is awa up tae Eberdeen tae sort it oot, an ee disnae mean tae start a war but it’s a war ee gits. And afore lang it’s three wumin fae the Strathmore Valley thit ir sooked intae the hale mess; charged wi pittin a bullet atween the ene o the heid lad o Aberdeen. Noo, ene o these wumin is aricht: a richt warrior. Bit the ithir twa? Weel… Am sair hopin the day aricht cus if the dinnae it’ll be richt back tae square one. Athin thit his been built up in the Strathmore Valley’ll be for nothing. W’ll be richt back tae the wuy it wis afore the world went tae pot; afore The Destruction. About the author: Colin Tosh grew up in the Strathmore Valley in Scotland and now lives in North East England. He is a renowned ecologist and evolutionary biologist as well as a writer of stories (https://sites.google.com/view/colin-r-tosh-ecologist/home)

The Last Night on the Beat

Author: Harry Morris
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
ISBN: 1845025067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The hilarious adventures of Harry the Polis as recalled by ex-polis Harry Morris, the self-appointed Chief Constable of funny stories, continue with the publication of his tenth book, The Last Night on the Beat. Full of brilliant anecdotes, oddball characters, quick comebacks and unlikely excuses, Harry demonstrates true Glaswegian humour at its finest. Harry Morris is out to show a side of our industrious police force that we don't often see - the lighter side. His time with the Glasgow and Strathclyde constabulary, or 'polis' for short, hasn't robbed Harry of his sense of humour, and every wily witness, cocky con, and sarcastic sergeant he ever rubbed up against is here in page after page of humorous stories. Here is the definitive collection of Harry the Polis tales that will tempt your laughter lines into making an appearance and have you flashing your gnashers.

Kane's Ladder

Author: Carlos Alba
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857901117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
It's 1975 and Britain is a country in political flux. In Glasgow the dirty old Victorian slums have been razed to the ground, replaced with brand new slums twenty storeys high. Chips are a health food and the very mention of filet mignon would spark a riot on the Govan Road. As its citizens struggle to adapt to their changing world, they wonder what will replace the steel mills and the shipyards, whether they look stupid in flares and what the lyrics of the Bay City Rollers' 'Shang-A-Lang' actually mean? Ten-year-old Steve Duff longs to be poor and neglected like his friend Wally, whose parents are incapable drunks. Frustratingly for Steve, he's saddled with a conventional, stable and middle-class family. Then, over the course of a year, his father has a fling with a barmaid and leaves home, his mother's response is to start a psychology degree, his sister is arrested for demanding money with menaces and his brother gets a girl pregnant.As if the normal indignities of growing up weren't bad enough...This is a funny touching and heart-warming debut novel that will strike a chord with anyone who has been an awkward kid at least once in their life.

The Tin Boy

Author: Brandon Wilkinson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475984375
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Scotsman Billy Ferguson is a fanatical Glasgow Blue Crew supporter and a promising prospect on the football field. Just as hes set to become a sports star, however, hes called up for active duty in Afghanistan. There, everything changes for Billy when a hidden explosive injures him and results in the loss of his leg. Back home, Billy has trouble returning to normal life. With the loss of his leg also comes the loss of dreams on the fieldbut he refuses to give up. Billy endures an ambitious physical therapy routine with the help of a talented therapist named Isabel. He wears a prosthetic leg, and as his condition improves he even earns himself a nickname with football fansthe Tin Boy. As Billy strives to return to the sport he loves, he develops feelings for Isabel. She has become a strength and support in his life, and despite their professional relationship he cant help but feel a romantic attachment. Now, despite all odds, Billy is ready to take his shot at the goal: on the football field and on the playground of love.

Something Went Bump

Author: Scott Creighton
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411629973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
Post devolution Scotland never had a politician quite like Sir David Thorn - New Labour's first defector to the Tories and now the Shadow Minister for Constitutional Affairs. There's also the small matter of Thorn being something of a psychotic megalomaniac whose entire raison detre is to bring the whole devolution experiment to an abrupt and cataclsymic end. Corrupt politicians, bent cops, assassins, bigamists, Teletubbies and a horny Great Dane called Monty. Murder, mystery and mayhem in one sleazy bound - so what's new in the wild west of Scotland?

Stay of Execution (Bob Skinner series, Book 14)

Author: Quintin Jardine
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755353706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359

Book Description
Can you fight evil with evil...? As international terrorism stalks the City of Edinburgh, DCC Bob Skinner confronts his darkest demons in Quintin Jardine's gripping crime thriller Stay of Execution. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Evil stalks the city of Edinburgh. This time the threat is bigger than the crooks, scam-artists or drug dealers who find their prey in the shadows of the streets. Some people are looking for a big-time hit. The body of a respectable businessman is found hanging from a tree; a veteran from a Belgian marching band is killed in a hit-and-run incident and another dies of an apparent heart attack. Excitement on the streets of Edinburgh is feverish as the city prepares for a huge rally to celebrate the return of Pope John the 25th to his home town. The security has to be bulletproof. But there is a chink in the armour. Does DCC Bob Skinner have the inner strength to find the answer to the biggest question of all? What readers are saying about Stay of Execution: 'A great read; riveting until the final denouement' 'Quintin Jardine's Skinner stories captivate you' 'Five stars'