04-04-2013, 12:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-04-2013, 08:14 AM by stevebowers..)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22015175
Quote:The Scottish writer posted a message on his official website saying his next novel The Quarry, due to be published later this year, would be his last.
The 59-year-old's novels include The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road, Complicity and the Culture series.
The statement said his health problems came to light when he saw his doctor, suffering from a sore back.
He was diagnosed with jaundice, before further tests established the full extent of his illness.