The Accidental Artist'My drawings started by accident. I was on tour in Montreal a few years ago and found myself sheltering from the pishing rain in an art store. I went in to get dry and came out with an armful of felt tip pens and a sketchbook, then went straight back to my hotel room and started to draw. I've never looked back.' Welcome to the visual world of Billy Connolly comedian, actor, storyteller and artist. In elegant, simple lines Billy conjures up a land of

thoughtful prose

two musicians

They are caught between two of Glasgows housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines

the first in a series of historical thrillers featuring Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood a dangerous

" Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone since its 1997 publication

The New York Times

Dylan Thomas's quasi-autobiographical

And uniting the two won't be simple

is trapped in a twisted and broken body - not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers

*I mean looking at their track record

where Sakti simply disappears

Another mother and father with black-button eyes and papery skin are waiting for Coraline to join them there