Pigeon Street by Mark Fieldsend
Suffering at the hands of a violent intruder, Joseph is forced to confront the unimaginable. His will to survive is tested in the starkest of circumstances, and he learns that every action has consequences, some of which he may not be able to stomach. Waking up fully clothed is an unnerving recent addition to Allan's regimented daily routine. Further derailed by his desperate search for female companionship, the boundary between habit and derangement becomes increasingly blurred. Struggling estate agent Francis has his own share of problems. Dependent on letting out one particular property, his job isn't made any easier by the unsettling behaviour of the occupants in the neighbouring house. Trying to make sense of post-university life is Leila. As she struggles to maintain her ambition, while trying to find the one thing that will make her happy, events from the past are destined to have their say. Beginning with an unseen, panic-inducing discovery at a London restaurant, Pigeon Street disturbingly interweaves the stories of its contributors as their lives touch each other in ways that will change everything.