Louise Welsh

When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them....

Auctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead....

Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job at the top of the ivory tower. But when is son is arrested on drugs charges and lands in prison after breaking bail conditions, Jim is approached by men he thought he had left behind....

It's hard to be good when living is expensive. And times are tough on the streets these days. Luckily for Rilke at Bowery Auctions the demand for no-questions-asked cash is at an all-time high, and business is booming.

Jane Logan is six months pregnant and has moved to Berlin to live with her long-term lover, rich banker Petra. But Jane finds herself increasingly uneasy there....