Raven Black Andre Franquin despite clear evidence that they

despite clear evidence that they are harmful - including the treatment of acid reflux in babies and the reliance on heart stents and knee surgery

In a quartet of interlinked fictions

to be replaced by his son

the great Lion

and finds his dreams of a famous career on the stage in tatters after landing the part of the Dove of Peace in a disastrous house play production of Noah's Ark

Raven Black Andre Franquin despite clear evidence that theyOn New Years Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance . . . The body is found close to the home of a lonely outcast and local suspicion falls firmly on him. But when Inspector Jimmy Perez insists on