Filth (novel) of football hooligans committed in "Marabou Stork Nightmares". "Ghostie" Gorman – Ghostie was among the rapists mentioned above in "Marabou Stork Nightmares". In "Filth" Bruce kills Gorman by biting out his tongue, causing him to reel backwards and fall out of a two-story window, where he suffers fatal head injuries. Francis Begbie – Begbie was a main character in "Trainspotting", its prequel "Skagboys" and sequel "Porno". He is briefly mentioned a few times in "Filth", associated with Lexo as running a second-hand furniture store in Leith. Mention of the business Begbie and Lexo are in is also made in "Marabou
Irving Greenfield his novel, "Ancient of Days", was on the "New York Post"'s bestseller list for six weeks, though his masterpiece is typically considered to be his novel, "Only the Dead Speak Russian". Irving Greenfield Irving A. Greenfield (born 1929) is a humanities professor and the prolific author of over 300 novels. He is best known as the writer of "Ancient of Days" and "Only the Dead Speak Russian". Dr. Irving Greenfield was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 22, 1928. Graduating from Brooklyn College in 1950, Greenfield spent two years in the Merchant Marine and served during the Korean War