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Stab in the Dark

Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #5 / 15
by Ed James
Stab in the Dark (Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers #5) by Ed James
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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.

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Release date: July 8, 2013

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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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