The Clearances seem to have come to Scotland again and Pike soon finds himself working on the side of the villains.

Pike finds himself a bad risk when he gets the credit for blackmailing an ex-employer.

A visit to the Death House turns a piece of debt collection into something quite different.

Pike finds that a motorway site can be pretty unhealthy, even if you're trying to pay a debt instead of collecting it.

Who is Pike really following? And come to that, who is really following Pike?

What's the army up to on the island of Folibost? Where's Deidre Tyler? And who is The Apricot?

Why is Pike helping four bank robbers escape from Glasgow? Is it because one of them is his ex-wife?