Police Scotland: Books 1-3
(2025)(A book in the Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers series)
An omnibus of novels by Ed James
Collecting Dead in the Water, Ghost in the Machine and Devil in the Detail.
When a key witness fails to appear in court, Acting DC Scott Cullen and DC Craig Hunter are sent to track her down. But what they find instead is a scene of death — two homeless women, both dead from a supposed overdose.
But something doesn’t add up.
The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: this wasn’t random. It’s part of something bigger — a criminal operation targeting the vulnerable, and another team of detectives keeping secrets of their own.
To stop the killings, Cullen and Hunter must find the witness before the killers do.
(2024 edition)
But when a woman vanishes after meeting a date on Schoolbook, Edinburgh’s trendiest new social network, Cullen thinks it’s a routine missing person.
Then her body is found.
As a second woman is found dead, the hunt for a serial killer begins. DI Brian Bain is convinced it’s the first victim's ex-husband. Cullen isn’t so sure — and he’ll risk everything to make sure the right person is brought to justice.
With the killer still out there, Cullen’s about to find out just how personal murder can get.
2025 edition.
Two teens vanish. A town stays silent.
When schoolgirl Mandy Gibson vanishes from the quiet seaside town of North Berwick, DC Scott Cullen walks into a case already simmering with suspicion.
The locals blame Jamie Cook – a teenage troublemaker with a record and a temper. But Jamie’s gone too.
Both families are tied to a breakaway religious sect, led by an excommunicated priest. As Cullen digs deeper, he finds a community willing to protect its own – no matter the cost.
To find Mandy, Cullen must tear through the lies. And hope he’s not already too late.
Genre: Mystery
Dead in the Water
She was meant to testify. Now she’s vanished.When a key witness fails to appear in court, Acting DC Scott Cullen and DC Craig Hunter are sent to track her down. But what they find instead is a scene of death — two homeless women, both dead from a supposed overdose.
But something doesn’t add up.
The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: this wasn’t random. It’s part of something bigger — a criminal operation targeting the vulnerable, and another team of detectives keeping secrets of their own.
To stop the killings, Cullen and Hunter must find the witness before the killers do.
(2024 edition)
Ghost in the Machine
Think you're safe online? Think again.
DC Scott Cullen is still green – just three months with Lothian and Borders CID.But when a woman vanishes after meeting a date on Schoolbook, Edinburgh’s trendiest new social network, Cullen thinks it’s a routine missing person.
Then her body is found.
As a second woman is found dead, the hunt for a serial killer begins. DI Brian Bain is convinced it’s the first victim's ex-husband. Cullen isn’t so sure — and he’ll risk everything to make sure the right person is brought to justice.
With the killer still out there, Cullen’s about to find out just how personal murder can get.
2025 edition.
Devil in the Detail
Two teens vanish. A town stays silent.
When schoolgirl Mandy Gibson vanishes from the quiet seaside town of North Berwick, DC Scott Cullen walks into a case already simmering with suspicion.
The locals blame Jamie Cook – a teenage troublemaker with a record and a temper. But Jamie’s gone too.
Both families are tied to a breakaway religious sect, led by an excommunicated priest. As Cullen digs deeper, he finds a community willing to protect its own – no matter the cost.
To find Mandy, Cullen must tear through the lies. And hope he’s not already too late.
Genre: Mystery
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