Charlie Palmer is a 50-year-old voluntary worker who fills his days apologising for a big-boned Labrador. He has previously had a short story published, but Sitting Down with Evil is his first novel.
He lives in Colchester with his wife Emma. His two sons, Louis and Oli, have flown the coop for university studies. In his spare time, Charlie follows Formula 1 and travels to satisfy his Epicurean urges. Needless to say, 2020 remains a constant source of disappointment to him.
West Belfast, 1972. The government has lost control. The streets of Northern Ireland are on fire, with violence escalating on both sides. Lance Corporal Owen Twill is snatched up by the IRA and held captive for ten days. On his release he leaves the army and returns to England, a broken and bitter m...
