Tam swallowed two painkillers with a glass of whisky. He cursed his unlucky fate. But he wanted more than anything to retire with dignity. He wanted to live on his chosen sun-drenched island. He didn"t want to be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his brief life. He had to find Luke Smith. And there was only one man he could turn to in his plight: his dangerous but principled twin brother, Malcolm.
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An hour after sunrise, Cath, sweating from her labours, stepped out of the Cuckoo Nest pig unit. She took off her face mask and gloves. She could hear Charlie"s saw blades already running and guessed he was busy with a big order.
She stared thoughtfully across the yard towards the cottages. If the gypsy traveller was going to be hanging around until his knee was fully mended, she
