A pair of disturbing novellas from the master of ‘the literary uncanny’ here are four ways in but no way out … In ‘Jack Squat’, unemployed Gordon and his partner Omar see a money-making opportunity helping expats buy homes in southern Italy. But their scheme catches up with them after the first home they sell curiously built with four entrances but no connecting doors inside is revealed to have a dark history. In ‘The Niche’, mercilessly bullied schoolboy Billy Lender finds a hiding place in a nook in the school corridor and begins to hear whispers: the voice of a mysterious friend who will help him to plot a devastating revenge. AUTHOR: Charles Lambert was born in the UK but has lived in Italy since 1980. His memoir With a Zero at its Heart was named one of The Guardian’s Ten Best Books of the Year in 2014. SELLING POINTS: Novellas in the ‘new gothic’ style Eye-catching back-to-back flip book design The stories explore gay experience Acclaimed author, winner of O'Henry Award, longlisted for IMPAC