The enigmas of Hugo Lacklan

In THE ENIGMAS OF HUGO LACKLAN, Alexander Dunkley relates some of the puzzling anecdotes of his social anthropologist friend. Though quite unacademic, these questions, and others, intrigue Hugo. In THE VANISHING PUNK, how did the punk thief vanish after his crimes? And we can only wonder what the reason was for the odd behaviour of the FIVE ELDERLY GENTLEMEN. Then, in THE EXPENSIVE DAUB, why were hideous daubs selling for such high prices from a London gallery?