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Kirkland always had an affinity for weirdos and strange things. His favourite movie as a child was Halloween and his favourite TV shows were Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, and The Ricki Lake Show. Books, however, were his obsession and main mode of escape. He had a bumpy upbringing. Noisy, busy, stressful – but never boring. His brother was an armed robber who wasn’t very good at his job. His sisters were cool and encouraging, often having parties while their mum was out. If Kirkland needed to be alone, he headed up to the library. The library was always his calm place and it was there he realised how much he wanted to have a book on a shelf.

His first novel for adults is Happiness Is Wasted On Me. It takes place in Scotland’s infamous ‘ugly’ town ...more

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	Happiness Is Wasted on Me 4.20 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sadie, Call The Polis 4.09 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conjuring the Infinite 3.60 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glowglass 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Endless Empress 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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North Of Porter hits the shops today!

North Of Porter is officially out and about, on bookshelves and in your heart...with a bit of luck. Please love it like I do. And don't give away the twists or I'll slap you with a bar of Cadbury Marvellous Smashables.

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Sadie, Call The Polis

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Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman

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“He knew his parents were liars. He’d known since the day he’d found his brother’s dead body stuffed inside a suitcase.”
― Kirkland Ciccone, North of Porter

tags: dark-humor

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“Signing autographs is more exciting than signing on.”
― Kirkland Ciccone

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“We live in a reasonable world which tells us the incredible is impossible.”
― Kirkland Ciccone, Conjuring the Infinite

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“Do Androids Dream Of Emma Peel?”
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“Hasn’t everyone taken a nervous breakdown at some point? Maybe I suffered a nervous breakthrough. I don’t know what to
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“Signing autographs is more exciting than signing on.”
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“MILK IS COW RAPE!”
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Jun 07, 2013 04:37AM

Seth Kevorkian Has Gone To Bournemouth!

I've placed a little prequel to Conjuring The Infinite on Wattpad. I hope you like it and with luck it freaks you out.

http://www.wattpad.com/story/5162702-...

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