From the author of "A Lovely Way To Burn", comes an action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller, that asks what happens when the scaffolding of civilisation collapses, and how far we'd go to preserve our humanity.

Louise Welsh is the author of eight novels including The Cutting Room, A Lovely Way to Burn and Death is a Welcome Guest. She has received numerous awards and international fellowships, including an Honorary Doctor of Arts from Edinburgh Napier University and an honorary fellowship from the University of Iowa's International Writing Program. Louise Welsh is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.