The Sheikh and The Dustbin and other McAuslan StoriesPrivate McAuslan was the biggest walking disaster to hit the Army. Loosely based on his own experiences in a Scottish regiment, and written with rare humour, a sense of the ludicrous and real affection for soldiering, this is the third volume of George MacDonald Frasers McAuslan trilogy. Private McAuslans admirers already know him as court martial defendant, ghost catcher, star crossed lover and golf caddie extraordinary; in this third and final

rather as Bohr and Heisenberg do in the play

But their reclusive life is about to be shattered

The phone rings

But McLaughlan is a man with a secret and

must learn the bitter lessons of love

With Tamas and his powder mages presumed dead

perfect for sharing and gift-giving

These deaths look like accidents and don't appear to be connected

have camp followers

'A heart-in-your-mouth

A multigenerational novel that traces the inheritance not just of trauma but also of wonder

When he starts receiving cryptic messages from the kidnappers