ARGONAUT BOOKS

Eddie Cameron is a salesman for Rocklight Ltd., an electrical equipment firm in Glasgow, where he has been fiddling the firm's expenses. Eddie's life is in tatters: his wife hates him, and his violent temper has left his mistress teetering on the edge of sanity. Reviews There is a sense of moral growth in A Gift from Nessus that lifts it out of the ordinary . . . almost frighteningly truthful and movingThe TimesMcIlvanney is a compassionate writer and leaves an impression both of high seriousness and great charmSunday TelegraphWilliam McIlvanney paints a world of harsh reali...Read More