A lying ganglord. A troubled cop. A masked vigilante.

Working a strategic investigation, DS Scott Cullen of Police Scotlands Edinburgh Major Investigation Team closes in on a long-time adversary.

Dean Vardy, Edinburghs latest kingpin.

Before, every time they thought they had him, his lawyer got him off. Campbell McLintock, another of Cullens 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 Vardys 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?

Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart McBride, Alex Smith and JD Kirk, Heroes and Villains continues the bestselling Police Scotland series.

Readers LOVE this Action-packed Mystery Thriller:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Another utterly fantastic book in the Scott Cullen series from Ed James" Goodreads review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "if like me you are a big fan of his series, you are in for a delight. So many lovely touches. As well as the storylines I love Ed's characters and their relationships - work and personal" Amazon review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "What can I say - another fantastic Cullen book. Another book that I didn't want to put down. Always great storylines and always lots of twists" Goodreads review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "a captivating belter of a read. A real page turner" Amazon review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Ed James writes a tightly wound novel full of excitement, murder and mayhem" Goodreads review

The Police Scotland series:

1. Dead in the Water

Ghost in the Machine

Devil in the Detail

Fire in the Blood

Stab in the Dark

Cops and Robbers

Liars and Thieves

Cowboys and Indians

The Missing

The Hunted

Heroes and Villains

The Black Isle

The Cold Truth

The Dead End

‘Classic Scottish noir: bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ @ey0k1, Twitter

Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride and Christopher Brookmyre, Heroes and Villains is the eighth book in the dark and gripping Scottish police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight.

After a previous case got him sidelined to a drugs investigation, DS Scott Cullen of Police Scotland's Edinburgh MIT closes in on a long-time adversary. Dean Vardy, Edinburgh’s latest drug kingpin, and notorious rapist. Every time they close in on him, he gets off, aided and abetted by his lawyer, Campbell McLintock. But this time Vardy goes too far.

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?

From bestselling author Ed James, Heroes and Villains is a tightly woven, gripping crime novel that shows both sides of the crime coin.