Edward Kane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 17: ‘Death. Again.’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 17: ‘Death. Again.’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 16: Professional Difficulties (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 16: Professional Difficulties

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 15: Not the usual unsettled dreams (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 15

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 14: ‘Lovely evening for a stroll, ennit?’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 14

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 13: ‘Let me tell you what the hangman told me’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 13

Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 11

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 12: ‘I thought it was a rag’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 12: ‘I thought it was a rag’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 10: ‘What happened after that is nothing to do with me.’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 10

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 9: The Sudden Thought of a Russian Doll (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 9

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 8: Not a Dip in the Firth of Forth (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 8

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 6: ‘You Have Done Evil in Doing This…’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 7

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 6: ‘You Have Done Evil in Doing This…’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 6

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Edward Kane in The Hanged Man. Chapter 4: ‘He wants to see the dog…’

Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, The Hanged Man Chapter 3: Lessons of ‘Half-Hangit Maggie’

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Edward Kane, The Hanged Man. Chapter 2: Three Furrowed Brows

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 1: A Bump in the Road

Edward Kane returns to The Scotsman next week. Picture: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Opening arguments for legal drama as Edward Kane returns to The Scotsman

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 5: Thieves, Embezzlers & Resurrectionists (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Hanged Man. Chapter 5: Thieves, Embezzlers & Resurr...

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 19: ‘Fathers and Sons’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 19: ‘Fathers and Sons’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 18: ‘Like a Lost Soul’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 18: ‘Like a Lost Soul’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 17: ‘There Must Be Some Mistake’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 17

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 16: ‘Her Tears Were Understandable’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 16

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 15: ‘I Want to Talk About Secrets’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 15

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 14: 'That Was a Different Lazarus' (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 14

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 12: ‘Cuckoo in the Coffin’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 12

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 11: ‘Does That Make Me a Chef?' (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 11

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 10: ‘Kill or be Killed’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 10: ‘Kill or be Killed’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 9: ‘I Built the Pyramids’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 9: ‘I Built the Pyramids’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 7: ‘Almost Like a Real Gentleman’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 7

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 6: ‘Nothing More Than a Jumped-Up Fishmonger’ (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 6

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 5: ‘A Much Sought-After Dresser of the Dead’. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 5

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 4: ‘A Colourable Reason?’ Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 4: ‘A Colourable Reason?’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 3: ‘A Distasteful Joke’. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 3: ‘A Distasteful Joke’

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 2: ‘Subterranean Provision’. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 2

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 1: Jesus Was Just Like a Ghost. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 1

Edward Kane and the Supernal Sisters begins in The Scotsman tomorrow. Illustrations by Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Our continuing fascination with the after life - Ross Macfarlane KC

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 15: A Merry Heart. ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 15: A Merry Heart

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 14: Letters of Comfort. ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 14: Letters of Comfort

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 13: The Lion's Den. ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 13: The Lion's Den

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 12: 'To Put Her Away Privily' ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 12: 'To Put Her Away Privily'

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 11: Clever Dick ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 11: Clever Dick

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 10: Four Months to Live. ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort. Chapter 10: Four Months to Live
Lermontov had already left the room and had slammed the door. Mackintosh, solicitor Barrowman and Kane sat in an embarrassed silence for a while, before the det...

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 9: A Dog's Hind Leg? ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort. Chapter 9: A Dog's Hind Leg?

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 8: A Sharp Lookout ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort. Chapter 8: A Sharp Lookout

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 7: Good for the Soul ILLUSTRATION: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort. Chapter 7: Good for the Soul

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Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 6: No Smoke Without Fire

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 5: Into the Toom. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort. Chapter 5: Into the Toom

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 4: Dead Letter. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 4: Dead Letter

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 3: A Very Mixed Bag in the Box. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 3: A Very Mixed Bag in the Box

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 2: The Confession Club. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 2: The Confession Club

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 1: The Changeling. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and The Letters of Comfort, Chapter 1: The Changeling

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway - Chapter 14

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway - Chapter 13

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway - Chapter 12

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway - Chapter 11

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway - Chapter 10

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