- The Houseman's Tale (1975)
- Edinburgh: Canongate ISBN 0903937042
- The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime (1977)
- Edinburgh: Canongate ISBN 0903937387
- Bleeders Come First (1979)
- Edinburgh: Canongate ISBN 0903937689
- Wellies from the Queen (1981)
- London: Hutchinson ISBN 0091437601
- London: Hutchinson ISBN 0091513200
- For Services to Medicine (1985)
- London: Hutchinson ISBN 0091595401
- Mainstream ISBN 085158014X
- Hazards of the Profession (1987)
- Mainstream ISBN 1851580654
A last much larger novel covered a longer timespan and was well-received as a more serious work than the earlier series.
- London: Heinnemann ISBN 0434204242
Under his real name he has contributed to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speechwriting team. Wanted: inspiring speechwriter. Excellent knowledge of Kirkcaldy history essential | Politics | The Guardian