Police Scotland series + epubs 01-12 - Ed James Audiobook

Written by Ed James
Read by Angus King
Format: M4B
Bitrate: Mixed
Unabridged

Dead in the Water
A missing witness. A hidden conspiracy. One hell of a case.
As Acting DC Scott Cullen works with DC Craig Hunter to track down a witness who didn’t show during a court case, they stumble upon another crime–two homeless women, dying of a suspected heroin overdose.
As they investigate, they uncover a far-reaching criminal empire, dealing death and misery to Edinburgh’s underclass. And come across another investigative team who may not be exactly on the same side.
As the case brings two cops together and drives a wedge between another pair, can Cullen and Hunter rescue the witness and bring her assailant to justice?

Ghost in the Machine
An incredibly gripping, tense British murder mystery
Think you’re safe online? Think again.
DC Scott Cullen of Lothian and Borders CID has only been in the job three months. Young, eager to please and desperate to do good. So a missing persons should be an easy case to solve. Right?
Fresh from a messy divorce, Caroline Adamson’s future is finally looking up. Her son seems happy and she’s dating again. Trouble is, Cullen can’t find Caroline or the man she met on Schoolbook, the latest social network taking Edinburgh by storm.
When Caroline’s mutilated body is found, Edinburgh faces the reality of a serial killer hunting young women. The discovery of a second, connected victim leads DI Brian Bain to put Caroline’s ex-husband in the frame. Cullen isn’t so sure and is determined that the right person faces justice. As things take a personal turn, Cullen must look closer to home for the answer—before it’s too late.
A gritty, gripping and wholly satisfying modern crime novel, Ghost in the Machine asks if we’re ever safe online, and how do we know who to trust?

Devil in the Detail
A missing schoolgirl. A haunted detective. An enthralling mystery.
When Mandy Gibson, a teenage schoolgirl, disappears in the affluent East Lothian town of North Berwick, DC Scott Cullen finds himself caught in the cross-fire of competitive police politics. When her body is found, the heartbroken parents don’t hesitate to point the finger of suspicion at young Jamie Cook, a tearaway teen with a long history of run-ins with the police. But where is he now?
When the victim’s and the suspect’s families are revealed to belong to an offshoot group of the Catholic Church run by an excommunicated priest, Cullen quickly realises that the key to catching the killer is finding out the darkest secrets of this close-knit community, one family at a time.

Fire in the Blood
A body soaked in whisky. A family with secrets to hide.
The fully revised 2025 edition of the bestselling novel…
DC Scott Cullen isn’t so much disillusioned with the police force but his insufferable boss, DI Bain, and the way he constantly sidelines Cullen, hampering his ability to solve cases. Is it personal?
When the owner of Dunpender Distillery near Dalkeith opens a cask of whisky for a special edition, he finds more than a single malt – the barrel contains the body of a man, mangled and unidentifiable.
Now, as the rest of the team focus on bigger cases, Cullen finds himself as lead investigator of not one but two decades-old cases. Nearly twenty years ago, two men working at the distillery went missing within weeks of each other around the same time the barrel was filled. Their bodies were never found.
As Cullen steps back in time to work out what happened, he has to battle through twisted tales of family loyalties, lies and professional rivalries. But before Cullen can work out who the killer is, he needs to know whose body is in the barrel…And whether the murderer will strike again.

Stab in the Dark
A dead body in a twisted car. A detective torn in two.
DC Scott Cullen likes to play hard and fast with the rules. While it might antagonise his colleagues and superiors, it gets results. Resistance to his cowboy attitude, coupled with fears about a forthcoming police restructure, mean that things aren’t looking good for the maverick cop, especially when his personal life begins to crumble.
The body of a young man found in a totalled car at the foot of a West Lothian shale bing looks like a straightforward case.
But when that seemingly accidental death turns into two undeniable murders, Cullen gets caught in the risky crossfire of several different investigations.
With the case shining a light on the murky underworld of football hooliganism, Cullen takes a stab in the dark as things become unexpectedly too personal for comfort.
Can Cullen catch the killer before they strike again, or were his colleagues right about him all along?

Cops and Robbers
A body found under ancient Edinburgh. A hidden serial killer.
Things are finally going well for Acting Detective Sergeant Scott Cullen Scott Cullen. He’s just moved in with his girlfriend and, thanks to the recent police force merger, the promotion he craves is almost in reach. Just so long as he can keep out of trouble…Then a severely decomposed body of a man is found in the labyrinthine alleyways of Edinburgh’s Old Town with a screwdriver through his heart. A message daubed on the wall:
I will kill again.
As Cullen races against time to save lives, the investigation leads him to unsettled scores in the music industry, where bands and their bitter rivalries might just have turned murderous.
Then Cullen’s relationship takes an alarming turn, just as the unsolved case begins to weigh heavily on him.
His maverick tactics have helped him in the past, but will they come back to haunt him — and put others in danger?

Liars and Thieves
Murder at Christmas. A tragic New Year. A novel in two parts.

Christmas Steps
On a cold Christmas Eve in Edinburgh, Detective Constable Scott Cullen investigates the gruesome murder of a local businessman.
Battling a brutal hangover and with the lure of a promotion dangled in front of him, Cullen has the lingering feeling his days as a cop might just be numbered.

Windchill
Cullen’s peaceful return from holiday is scuppered when the body of a barman is found with a knife in his gut.
What seems to be a straightforward case of violent jealousy soon reveals itself to have much darker links; revelations of mounting debts, out of control gambling and organised crime lead to the discovery of another body.
Cullen sets out to solve the murders, but can he untangle the web And will he get that promotion? Or be kicked out of the force?

Cowboys and Indians
A broken body. A secret with deep roots.
Just months into his new role, Detective Sergeant Scott Cullen of Police Scotland’s Edinburgh Major Investigation Team is torn by the trials of being a manager.
Working a series of serious crimes in Edinburgh puzzling police, assisting the new Sexual Offences Unit, Cullen struggles with his own personal demons.
When a bloodied corpse is found in the shadow of Edinburgh’s Dean Bridge, Cullen is back to his bread and butter.
But all he has are questions. Who is the victim? Did he fall or was he pushed? And why is he handcuffed?
Worse, as the victim is identified, the case only gets murkier as Cullen is sucked into the depths of the city’s lucrative financial services sector, facing up to some old enemies and creating some new ones.
As new leads take them no further forward, with far too many suspects, Cullen must conquer a world where nobody trusts anyone and all are out for themselves. Can Cullen catch a killer in a cut-throat world where anyone who murder just to get ahead?

The Missing
A missing schoolgirl. A tormented cop. A family mystery.
Meet PC Craig Hunter of Edinburgh’s Local Policing Unit. Ex-Army. Ex-CID. Back in uniform.
A straightforward domestic call out twists out of control when 16-year-old schoolgirl Stephanie Ferguson alleges her stepfather, Doug Ferguson, has been abusing her. Hunter is soon working with DS Chantal Jain of Police Scotland’s Sexual Offences Unit to kick off the prosecution. But before a full statement can be taken, Stephanie disappears from hospital.
Now, Hunter must hunt the girl down before anyone else can. Where has Stephanie gone? Did she run? Or did someone take her? Will he get to the truth before it gets beaten into lies? Or before Stephanie is silenced for good…? And why does this case keep throwing up old enemies from Hunter’s past?

The Hunted
A serial sex offender. Two driven cops. One whole mess.
DC Craig Hunter of Police Scotland’s Sexual Offences Unit. Ex-Army. Back doing the work that drives him, that makes a difference. Private Sean Tulloch. Squaddie. Monster. He charms women. Moves in, dominates them, abuses them. Under investigation by the Sexual Offences Unit and the Royal Military Police, his partner Paisley Sanderson receives a threat. Soon she’s in hospital and Tulloch is in the wind.
Now, Hunter and DS Chantal Jain must hunt Tulloch down before he can strike again. Where is he? How did he know they were investigating him? A simple trip to Portugal soon grows out of control. Will Hunter take down Tulloch before his already horrific crimes escalate? Are the Army Police really on their side? Is DI Bruce really hunting a missing child or do his intentions lie closer to Chantal? Can Hunter and Chantal overcome their very different but very similar demons? And, in Sean Tulloch, has Hunter finally met his match?

Heroes and Villains
A lying ganglord. A troubled cop. A masked vigilante.
Working a strategic investigation, DS Scott Cullen of Police Scotland’s Edinburgh Major Investigation Team closes in on a long-time adversary.
Dean Vardy, Edinburgh’s latest kingpin.
Before, every time they thought they had him, his lawyer got him off. Campbell McLintock, another of Cullen’s adversaries.
But this time Vardy goes too far, murdering someone under his control.
Or does he?
After a witness dies, Cullen is soon desperately trying to hold the case together, with Vardy’s conviction dangling by a thread. Will McLintock get Vardy off yet again?
But soon, Cullen and his team are facing a different threat — a brutal vigilante, doling out frontier justice and obeying no laws. Can Cullen catch a killer who could be one of their own?

The Black Isle
A missing brother. Old friends. New Enemies.
A bungled raid leads DC Craig Hunter back to his old unit in Edinburgh, he has a chance to rebuild his career on a new high-profile case.
When he receives a mysterious message from his brother, Murray, indicating he might have been killed, Hunter must head up to the Scottish Highlands, desperate to pick up his brother’s trail in the Black Isle, the mysterious stretch just north of Inverness.
But the more Hunter digs, the less hope he has of learning Murray’s fate. What was Murray doing up there? Was it connected to his lucrative YouTube channel? Or worse, was it connected to the man housesitting for Murray—Hunter’s estranged father, Jock?
This edition contains a bonus episode of the Crafty Butcher podcast, as featured in the novel.