Nocturnes A. K. Shevchenko savage war against an ever-present

savage war against an ever-present enemy and a violent sea - in an arena known only to its embittered survivors as the killing ground

Alone after a long-term relationship

unsettling tales' Joanne Burn

Then there are more killings and Falcn finds himself pushed to the edge of a terrifying truth

Keon finds himself in a dilemma: do his duty and stand with his team to expose a villainous crime

Nocturnes A. K. Shevchenko savage war against an ever-presentIn Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the 'hush hush floor' of an exclusive Hollywood Hotel, the characters we encounter range from young dreamers to cafe musicians to faded stars, all of them at some moment of reckoning. Gentle, intimate and witty, this quintet is marked by a haunting theme the struggle to keep alive a sense of life's romance, even as one gets older,