‘Classic Scottish noir: bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ @ey0k1, Twitter
For fans of Ian Rankin, Ed McBain and Stuart MacBride, Fire in the Blood is the third novel featuring Detective Constable Scott Cullen, in the gritty and hard-hitting Scottish police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight.
DC Scott Cullen is disillusioned with the force and his insufferable boss, DI Bain, not least because he keeps being overlooked for a promotion. That is until he finds himself investigating not one but two decades-old cases when the mangled and unidentifiable body of a man is found in a barrel of aged Dunpender Distillery whisky.
The plot thickens when it is discovered that two men working at the distillery went missing within weeks of each other around the same time the barrel was filled nearly twenty years ago. As Cullen steps back in time to work out what happened, he finds himself steeped in 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...
‘Cullen mesmerises again… Another amazing entry into the Cullen saga’ Jack McKnight, Amazon five-star review ‘Scott is a great character … His maverick attitude leads him to solve the cases but not without a shedload of trouble along the way’ W. Ward, Amazon five-star review ‘My third date with Scott Cullen didn’t disappoint … he’s back, slightly more grown up, extremely more cynical and still worthy of attention’ Morgani, Amazon five-star review ‘It’s fair to say I’m hooked on this series – a few surprises along the way in this book, yet again a cracking read’ Annie, Amazon five-star review ‘Well-paced and cleverly plotted’ Kenco, Amazon five-star review **
About the Author
Ed James writes crime fiction novels, predominantly the Scott Cullen series of police procedurals set in Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothians - the first three are available now, starting with GHOST IN THE MACHINE, and he's writing the fourth. His next book features vampires but not Scott Cullen. Ed also writes science fiction and mainstream fiction, but with a crime bent, but hasn't published any of them yet. Ed lives in the East Lothian countryside, 25 miles east of Edinburgh, with his girlfriend, six rescue moggies, two retired greyhounds, a flock of ex-battery chickens and eight rescue ducks across two breeds and two genders (though the boys don't lay eggs). He works in IT, but doesn't wear sandals or have a beard. His blog - edjamesauthor.com - is a log of his work, his thoughts on his writing, and a place for his word count OCD to express itself. His music tastes will creep in now and again.
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‘Classic Scottish noir: bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ @ey0k1, Twitter
For fans of Ian Rankin, Ed McBain and Stuart MacBride, Fire in the Blood is the third novel featuring Detective Constable Scott Cullen, in the gritty and hard-hitting Scottish police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight.
DC Scott Cullen is disillusioned with the force and his insufferable boss, DI Bain, not least because he keeps being overlooked for a promotion. That is until he finds himself investigating not one but two decades-old cases when the mangled and unidentifiable body of a man is found in a barrel of aged Dunpender Distillery whisky.
The plot thickens when it is discovered that two men working at the distillery went missing within weeks of each other around the same time the barrel was filled nearly twenty years ago. As Cullen steps back in time to work out what happened, he finds himself steeped in 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...
‘Cullen mesmerises again… Another amazing entry into the Cullen saga’ Jack McKnight, Amazon five-star review
‘Scott is a great character … His maverick attitude leads him to solve the cases but not without a shedload of trouble along the way’ W. Ward, Amazon five-star review
‘My third date with Scott Cullen didn’t disappoint … he’s back, slightly more grown up, extremely more cynical and still worthy of attention’ Morgani, Amazon five-star review
‘It’s fair to say I’m hooked on this series – a few surprises along the way in this book, yet again a cracking read’ Annie, Amazon five-star review
‘Well-paced and cleverly plotted’ Kenco, Amazon five-star review **
About the Author
Ed James writes crime fiction novels, predominantly the Scott Cullen series of police procedurals set in Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothians - the first three are available now, starting with GHOST IN THE MACHINE, and he's writing the fourth. His next book features vampires but not Scott Cullen. Ed also writes science fiction and mainstream fiction, but with a crime bent, but hasn't published any of them yet. Ed lives in the East Lothian countryside, 25 miles east of Edinburgh, with his girlfriend, six rescue moggies, two retired greyhounds, a flock of ex-battery chickens and eight rescue ducks across two breeds and two genders (though the boys don't lay eggs). He works in IT, but doesn't wear sandals or have a beard. His blog - edjamesauthor.com - is a log of his work, his thoughts on his writing, and a place for his word count OCD to express itself. His music tastes will creep in now and again.