Detective Constable Scott Cullen of Lothian and Borders has only been three months in CID as a full DC. He is assigned a Missing Persons case which has stretched his uniform colleagues. Caroline Adamson - a young, recently divorced mother from Edinburgh - has disappeared whilst on a date. The more Cullen digs into her disappearance, the more he unravels her private life. Who was she on a date with? What happened during her divorce from Rob Thomson? As Cullen's own private life gets messier and the relationship with his DI deteriorates, Caroline's body turns up and he finds himself hunting for a ghost in the machine. Book one of the Scott Cullen series.

When the body of Mandy Gibson, a young disabled girl, turns up in the affluent East Lothian town of Garleton, DC Scott Cullen finds himself caught in the cross-fire of competitive police politics. 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. For fans of Ian Rankin, Ed McBain and Christopher Brookmyre, Devil in the Detail is the third novel in the gritty Police Scotland police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight. Praise for Devil in the Detail : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant and compelling. A must-read for those who enjoy crime thrillers’ – Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘[I have] struck gold! If you like crime fiction this is a must-read’ – Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters are convincingly drawn, and show all the human failings and frailties of real people … If I have a complaint, it's only that Mr James will be completely unable to keep up with my reading speed. If there can be a higher compliment, I'm already comparing his quality with that of the late lamented Ed McBain’ – Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Loved it from beginning to end. You will not be disappointed" – Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fantastic author and series … [Devil in the Detail] has some subtle twists and turns and others which knock you sideways. Highly recommended!’ – Amazon reviewer ‘Classic Scottish bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ – @ey0k1, Twitter The Police Scotland

A body soaked in whisky. A family with secrets to hide. 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 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. 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. 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. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart McBride, Alex Smith and JD Kirk, Fire in the Blood continues the bestselling Police Scotland series. Praise for Fire in the Blood : ‘Classic Scottish bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ – @ey0k1, Twitter ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Cullen mesmerises again… Another amazing entry into the Cullen saga’ – Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Well-paced and cleverly plotted’ – Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Scott is a great character … His maverick attitude leads him to solve the cases but not without a shedload of trouble along the way’ – Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘My third date with Scott Cullen didn’t disappoint … he’s back, slightly more grown up, extremely more cynical and still worthy of attention’ – Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘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’ – Amazon reviewer The Police Scotland

Detective Constable Scott Cullen finds his professional and private lives at opposite ends of the spectrum. While his career is stagnating - impacted by the jockeying for position ahead of the formation of the Scottish Police Service, as much as by his own inability to push his case for promotion - his relationship with DS Sharon McNeill goes from strength-to-strength, until dinner with both sets of parents is interrupted by a call to action. A body has been found in a Range Rover at the foot of a shale bing in West Lothian. Cullen is forced to go back to his old stomping ground, haunted by figures from his past. DS Colin Methven, the latest officer occupying the position that Cullen has long coveted, is intent on straightening out Cullen’s cowboy nature, which has fractured his friendship with DC Angela Caldwell. Lurking in the background is DI Paul Wilkinson, trying to push Cullen back to a recent major case. As the mysteries are compounded, Cullen starts to feel lost among the dyed in the wool.

Acting Detective Sergeant Scott Cullen almost has the stable relationship and promotion he’s long coveted. But the uncertainty surrounding the imminent Police Scotland restructure and his crippling caseload both take their toll. Now living with his girlfriend, her own burning ambition puts a strain on their relationship and her health. When a body is discovered in the abandoned streets underneath Edinburgh’s Old Town, Cullen struggles to identify the victim before trawling the depths of the Scottish music scene, digging up old scores in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Now, as he returns to the Angus home town he’s long since left, Cullen finds himself spread thin, hunting across Scotland for a killer who leaves no trace. As Scotland’s police forces are centralised into Police Scotland, Cullen is dragged into the murky world of internal politics, blocking progress in the case and jeopardising his own career. BOTTLENECK is a tense police procedural novel about greed and ambition that will suck you in from the start. Intended as a series jumping-on point, BOTTLENECK is Book 5 in the Edinburgh-based police procedurals starring DC Scott Cullen which have been compared favourably with Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Christopher Brookmyre, Ed McBain, Elmore Leonard and Stuart MacBride.

‘A must for crime-fiction fans’ Amazon five-star review ‘Classic Scottish noir: bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ @ey0k1, Twitter Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Ed McBain and Christopher Brookmyre, Windchill, the sixth book in the Scott Cullen series, brings together two different cases for Cullen to solve, in the dark and gripping Scottish police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight. Detective Constable Scott Cullen finds his peaceful return from holiday 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. Desperate for a promotion, Cullen sets out to solve the murders, but can he untangle the web? This ebook also includes a short story, Christmas Steps, which sees Cullen investigate the gruesome murder of a businessman on a cold Christmas Eve in Edinburgh. ‘Ed James has gone from strength to strength… If you liked the previous books in the Scott Cullen series, you’ll love Windchill!’ Brian Smith, Amazon five-star review ‘Windchill was very difficult to put down. There were so many twists that kept me on the edge of my seat… If you’re a Rebus fan then you will definitely love Scott Cullen’ Nicola Boyle, Amazon five-star review ‘What an incredible book. I loved it from start to finish. The best one so far’ Amazon five-star review ‘Excellent new instalment of a readable, fast-paced series’ Amazon five-star review ‘A gritty, gripping story’ celtictraveller “locust559”, Amazon five-star review

With a series of male rapes around Edinburgh puzzling police, a bloodied corpse is found in the shadow of Edinburgh’s Dean Bridge, half-naked and battered. Who is he? Did he fall or was he pushed? As the victim is identified, the case only gets murkier. Detective Sergeant Scott Cullen of Police Scotland’s Edinburgh Major Investigation Team is sucked into the depths of the city’s financial services sector, facing up to some old enemies and creating some new ones. Just months into his new role, Cullen is torn by the trials of a management role, putting a friendship on the line. New leads take them no further forward—too many suspects in a world where nobody trusts anyone and all are out for themselves. Can Cullen catch a killer who could be anyone? From bestselling author Ed James, Cowboys and Indians is a tightly woven, gripping crime novel challenging the honesty of professional liars.

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? 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 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "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