The Leper Colony October 1997 About the Author Bibliography Ron McKay
The Leper Colony October 1997
About the Author
Bibliography
The Leper
Colony
A leper, in MI5 parlance, is a deniable asset. Kept at a
healthy distance from the source, he will infect those around him with his poison.
A small run-down house.
An old man lies dead; his son, John Downe, returns to clear
away the last of his parents' possessions.
Inside, three surprises: A photograph of his christening back
home in Glasgow, with the wrong names on the back. A passbook in his name - with more
money in it than his parents had dreamed about. And a bomb in the rental car, which kills
the kids who try to drive it away. Meant for him. His search uncovers what he's begun to
suspect: his name is no more his than the strange, new one he has to adopt - John Hamilton
Bone. And the new home he has to travel to Glasgow - is utterly unwelcoming and bleak.
This is where he is turned into the leper in a war that he wants no part of - until he
learns that it's all about family, all about belonging.
Ron McKay's tough and bloody new thriller is an explosive
story of revenge and salvation.
About The Author
Ron McKay is a well-known journalist who is a weekly
columnist for Scotland On Sunday. He has worked for several broadsheet newspapers,
covering many wars - some of them abroad. He grew up in Glasgow and now lives just outside
the city. His previous books include The Catalyst, The Prophet and the bestselling Mean
City.
