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The Dead End

Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #14 / 15
by Ed James
The Dead End (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #14) by Ed James
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Note: This edition collects Cullen & Bain books 4 and 6, so anyone who previously purchased those books should avoid buying this.

Cullen, Hunter and Bain return in The Dead End, a two-part novel that will end the career of one... And maybe the life of another...

Gore Glen
A missing politician. A dead body. There will be gore.

When a leading Scottish politician doesn't turn up at work one morning, it seems like a simple missing persons case to Brian Bain. But then a big news story lands and things don't seem to be so clear cut.

Meanwhile, the discovery of a body in Midlothian's Gore Glen leads DI Scott Cullen on a wild chase through nearby Gorebridge and across southern Scotland, while the press close in on Cullen over choices made on a previous case, unearthed during a new mysterious podcast about the police.
Is there a connection between the two cases? Will Cullen be able to catch the killer before they strike again? And will the ghosts of Cullen's past come back to haunt him?

The Last Drop
A dead student in a bath. A missing killer, hiding more than her location.

When the body of a postgraduate student is found in an ice-cold bath, DI Scott Cullen and his team must hunt for the flat’s tenant. But she doesn’t want to be found, hiding more than just her location.

Meanwhile, Brian Bain is nearing the endgame in his mission to bring down Cullen, aided and abetted by DS Luke Shepherd, another person who is hiding the truth from Cullen.

Will Cullen find the killer? Will Bain succeed in taking revenge? Will Shepherd achieve closure?

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Release date: January 22, 2023

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Ed James

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.

Photo: Bob McDevitt

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.

Dead in the Water (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #1)
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Ghost in the Machine (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #2)
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Devil in the Detail (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #3)
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Fire in the Blood (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #4)
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Stab in the Dark (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #5)
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Cops and Robbers (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #6)
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Liars and Thieves (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #7)
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Cowboys and Indians (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #8)
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The Missing (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #9)
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The Hunted (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #10)
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Heroes and Villains (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #11)
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The Black Isle (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #12)
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The Cold Truth (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #13)
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The Dead End (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #14)
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The Broken Line (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #15)
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