***'***One Came Back is the real thing, a concise account of Scottish-set obsession'THE CRITIC*'*Dark and devastating . . . a story that haunts you' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'Intriguing . . . creepy . . . downright unsettling' SHARON BOLTONOn impact, the boy seemed to fold down and disappear, as if maybe he hadn't been there in the first place...It's New Year's Eve...

***'***One Came Back is the real thing, a concise account of Scottish-set obsession'THE CRITIC*'*Dark and devastating . . . a story that haunts you' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'Intriguing . . . creepy . . . downright unsettling' SHARON BOLTONOn impact, the boy seemed to fold down and disappear, as if maybe he hadn't been there in the first place...It's New Year's Eve...

On a small Scottish island, a woman believes that her dead husband has come back to her as a dog. In the suburbs of a city, a judge is haunted by the shade of a man he has recently sent to prison. On a remote caravan site, a group of strangers prepare for the end of the world.These stories uncover the uncanny and the mysterious within everyday life. Moving from Scottish towns and cities to wild highland landscapes, The Dog Husband explores the boggy ground between reason and unreas...