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
Karen Irving Rising" (1999), the first in the series, was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. The film rights to the series have been optioned by a Canadian production company, and the books have been translated into Italian and Chinese. Following Raincoast Books' 2005 decision, the Katy Klein series has been put on hold indefinitely. Irving currently resides in Ottawa. Karen Irving Karen Irving is a Canadian writer. Irving is the author of the Katy Klein mystery novel series. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Irving was educated at Dalhousie University, the University