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“Between you, me and the Ship’s Maker, I find it difficult to leave Scotland, but when I do, I often bring my own whisky. That and a copy of the Psalter. It makes fine firelighter when you’re lost in the Bear Grylls.” Maclean’s stories include: The Sleeper, The Book and the Boat, The Jeweller’s Price and Where is she from? and on Guard. – Maclean will team up with MT Sands to tell The Microdot Game: A Cold War Fable.
No one could deny the romance of the Highland Sleeper Train. Who could not love the old-fashioned carriages, the earthy and ever pleasant stewards and the rattle of the track as the train spend northwards? It did not matter whether you were in the Aberdeen or Edinburgh section of the train, when dawn broke you …
A rich man had sent his butler and assistant to make inquiries of a lady he had glimpsed in an exclusive West End club. “Well, did you see her?” “Yes, sir. “She’s Indonesian?” “I didn’t think so. At least she never told me where she was from. Besides, she sometimes spoke French.” “Oh, one of …
Alec and Janice lived on the sea shore of the western coast of Scotland. They had an old stone house with a slate roof set back up the hill. It was cosy with a roaring fire in winter. They had a dog called Harris and a beautiful wooden sailing yacht called Lady Veronica. While Janice …
The jeweller held the beads up to the light and scrutinized them through his magnifying glass. “I’m sorry,” he said, shaking his head. “They’re not genuine. If you take them to costume jeweller’s, maybe they will give you something…” “How much do you think?” asked the customer. The jeweller thought for a while. “Some of …