The Blood Tree
It is 2026, and Edinburgh is an independent state. A break-in at the former Scottish parliament archive is followed by two murders, the victims covered with blood-drenched branches. Before Quint Dalrymple can figure out what is going on, Edinburgh's brightest teenagers are spirited away to the feared city-state of Glasgow.
Paul Johnston
Born and brought up in Edinburgh, Paul Johnston studied ancient and modern Greek at Oxford and now divides his time between Scotland and Greece. As well as four previous Alex Mavros novels, he is the author of the award-winning Quint and Matt Wells crime series.
Quint Dalrymple
Quintilian "Quint" Dalrymple is a former Edinburgh senior policeman and are set in the future (the 2020s). This series was written as a quintet of crime novels.
Quint Dalrymple consists of seven books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.