A recent novel by the 'undisputed leader of the new wave of contemporary British literature' (Observer), which 'consistently proves that literature is the best drug' (Spin). Returning from Scotland to California, Begbie—the most obsessive of the Edinburgh boys we've known for a long time, who has retrained as a successful sculptor and seemingly driven his former aggression deep inside—meets Renton on a plane. And Renton, who has dreaded such a meeting for twenty years, is utterly surprised: Begbie doesn't pick a fight and doesn't seem to be thinking about revenge at all. Renton, too, has matured in the intervening years, becoming a well-known manager in the club and DJ scene, dividing his time between Holland and the States. The sick man has moved to London and runs a new kind of escort agency. And the eternal loser Spud Murphy, promised an easy way to earn extra money, gets involved in organ smuggling. A cruel twist of fate brings old friends together—and not everyone survives the encounter. Who will wear the Dead Junkie Jeans? 'It's happened! Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy, and Spud are back together,' writes the Sunday Times. And according to the author, this is their final adventure.