By day, Sam Cooke and Edinburgh flatmate Rachelle work as 'Customer Services Officers' pretending to work in call centres but actually working from home. But whereas Rachelle is obsessed with sex, and 'horizontal exercise', Sam is asexual and gender-neutral ? and goes unnoticed by everyone. Sam also has ambitions to be a crime reporter, and a series of events present unexpected opportunities. Sam also develops a working relationship with a dishevelled police detective sergeant, 'DS Andrew', which proves mutually beneficial.

This book is a bit of an experiment. Also, all net profits will be donated to contacts in Ukraine to be passed on to assist locals rendered homeless by the Russian invasion.

Gordon Lawrie spent thirty-six years teaching Modern Studies in the Edinburgh area, and has written on several educational topics including citizenship, the teaching of politics, and the relationship between education and society. In an earlier part of his life, he was a mediocre pub-style folk singer, singing a mix of his own songs and covers of others.

Today he lives in Edinburgh city centre.