Midnight Bell Export

Three journeys. Three thousand years. One destination. The Devil’s Highway is a thrilling, epic and timely tale of love, loss, fanaticism, heroism and sacrifice.

A powerful debut set in Belfast and London in the latter years of the twentieth century. Written with verve and flair, and spiked with humour, The Ghost Factory marks the arrival of an auspicious new talent.

They wrote it on the wall above my bed. Hello, it said, my name is May. Please talk to me. May has been moved to a care home after her stroke. She can’t communicate, all her words are kept inside. If she tries to point, her arms swing in wild directions, if she tries to talk, strange noises come out of her mouth.