Stonemouth

By Iain Banks

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Stewart Gilmour fled Stonemouth, a small town on Scotland's northeast coast, five years ago after a scandal ended his engagement to Ellie Murston, whose family runs much of the town's criminal business. Now he returns for the funeral of Joe Murston, the family patriarch. Over a tense few days he reconnects with old friends and his former fiancée, while the Murstons decide what to do about him. A BBC television adaptation followed in 2015.

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