Methods of Confinement

by Simon Maginn

Anna and Luke are a young, childless couple whose lives are overturned when a homeless man, Declan, moves in with them. Gently he insinuates himself into their lives and becomes obsessed with a story that Luke is writing. Part of the novel is then re-enacted which leads to an unexpected finale.

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 5, 1996

About the author

I am a novelist living and working in Brighton, UK, in a haunted palace by the sea. I write horror/psychological thrillers as Simon Maginn: Sheep (filmed as The Dark), is available as an ebook now. Other titles include Virgins and Martyrs, A Sickness of the Soul, Methods of Confinement, and Rattus (novella).

By night, I become Simon Nolan, who writes satirical, drug-fuelled comedies: As Good as it Gets, The Vending Machine of Justice, Whitehawk.

I play the piano incessantly, and I paint in an uncontrolled and, frankly, disgusting way. I'd love it if you visited my website, www.simonmaginn.com, but please don't feel you have to. I know you're busy.