The Broken Line
A dead boy. A missing gun. A cop who won’t let go.
When a teenager is arrested at the scene of a shooting at a rock festival in Roslin, DI Scott Cullen is dragged back from holiday to get the truth – fast.
The suspect? Covered in blood, gun in hand, claiming he’s innocent.
The victim? A student nobody seems to know.
The location? Just miles from Edinburgh, but crawling with secrets.
As Cullen digs deeper, he uncovers a hidden underworld of elite privilege, buried abuse and a conspiracy reaching higher than he dares imagine.
Someone wants this buried – permanently.
Cullen’s career, reputation and life are on the line. But will he toe it – or break it?
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Ed James
Ed James is a Scottish author who writes crime fiction novels across multiple series and in multiple locations.
The books in his various series are intertwined. The author combined the Cull, Bain, and Hunter series into the Police Scotland series. Refer to the Reading Order item in the Join the Discussion section for the author’s suggested reading order.
Formerly an IT project manager, Ed filled his weekly commute to London by writing on planes, trains and automobiles. He now writes full-time and lives in the Scottish Borders with a menagerie of rescued animals.
Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers
Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers consists of fifteen books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

