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Scott Cullen Mysteries #3
Fire in the Blood
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 ‘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 reviewerThe Police Scotland Dead in the WaterGhost in the MachineDevil in the DetailFire in the BloodStab in the DarkCops and RobbersLiars and ThievesCowboys and IndiansThe MissingThe HuntedHeroes and VillainsThe Black IsleThe Cold TruthThe Dead End
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First published January 26, 2013
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February 3, 2013
Book 3 in the Scott Cullen mysteries and the series goes from strength to strength.
The story this time revolves around the finding of a body in a whiskey cask at the Dunpender Distillery. The body could be one of two people, a son of the distillery owner or a former worker - both have been missing since distillation in 1994.
Again, Cullen and his boss Brian Bain continue to rub each other up the wrong way and these interactions add to the general mixture of characters in the investigating team.
The story rattles along at a good pace and the ending really ratchets things up a notch.
Looking forward to more in the series
The story this time revolves around the finding of a body in a whiskey cask at the Dunpender Distillery. The body could be one of two people, a son of the distillery owner or a former worker - both have been missing since distillation in 1994.
Again, Cullen and his boss Brian Bain continue to rub each other up the wrong way and these interactions add to the general mixture of characters in the investigating team.
The story rattles along at a good pace and the ending really ratchets things up a notch.
Looking forward to more in the series
February 14, 2015
I really enjoyed this book and found it difficult to put down. Ed James characters are becoming much more rounded and I feel I'm really getting to know them.
It was a brilliant, and unusual plot and although, I thought I'd guessed the perpetrator several times, I was completely wrong!!, which was good.
Ed james is really growing in talent, and Cullen, Bain etc would make great TV detectives too.
It was a brilliant, and unusual plot and although, I thought I'd guessed the perpetrator several times, I was completely wrong!!, which was good.
Ed james is really growing in talent, and Cullen, Bain etc would make great TV detectives too.
June 6, 2014
What a way to ruin good whiskey!!!
This was such a waste of whiskey, but, the story was better than anticipated a well done mystery. The more Scott Cullen I read the more I want to visit Scotland!! not for the murders but the scenery!!!
This was such a waste of whiskey, but, the story was better than anticipated a well done mystery. The more Scott Cullen I read the more I want to visit Scotland!! not for the murders but the scenery!!!
July 9, 2018
Another great DC Scott Cullen book. There I go again - I clear my book list of one selection only to add the next one in the series!
February 7, 2013
The third in the Scott Cullen series has arrived and his fans will be delighted that this latest venture does not disappoint. The latest outing sees Scotty doing what he does best all the while being hampered by his boss DI Bain. There is also the sense that this is another chapter as part of a grander narrative arc for the ambitious Cullen. Is he getting anywhere? You will have to read Fire in the Blood to find out...and you will not be disappointed.
March 3, 2013
Great novel, well writtenm keeps the reader guessing for most of the novel as to who the guilty party is, giving little nudges so you keep thinking it could be each one in turn. Looking forward to the 4th novel
October 14, 2024
Honestly, I might as well have skipped this one. Repetitive and nowhere near the other books I've read by James.
September 25, 2021
BUT…
WHO IS FLOATING IN THE BARREL OF WHISKY? What dead person is IN there? Throughout this entire looong book, we never find out! In fact, no one even mentions, much less comes up with a way to actually, let’s say, um, REMOVE the body from the barrel and IDENTIFY it? ACTUALLY SEE who was killed/fell in by accident/killed themselves? If the POLICE can’t winch him out, take the barrel two miles away and DUMP IT! Instead, we get an entire book of investigating the two people the police THINK, based on nothing forensic, might be the body in the barrel! And HOW did they narrow it down to two possibilities? By GUESSING THE HEIGHT of the floating body! Seriously! They don’t even use a measuring device. THEN, by comparing this sloppily guessed height to the heights of the 30 other people who were reported missing in the undocumented year that this whisky was perhaps barrelled, likely 1994, they are left with two shaky “suspects”. There’s no analysis of clothes, jewelry, method of death, samples of skin, of hair. AND, IT COULD, OF COURSE, BE SOMEONE ELSE ENTIRELY! Someone NOT reported missing. Someone of a slightly different height who went missing in 1993 or 1995 or 2001. And, WHY does no one suggest that the body was RECENTLY put into the very barrel the head of the distillery was opening in a huge public ceremony? Isn’t sabotage a motive?Not even considered. If the dead body was floating in a POND do you think the police would just LEAVE it there? No idea who it IS? “Well, I’d say we’re lookin’ at someone who’s between 5’ 10” and 6’ 2.” Jaysus… Drill a hole in the barrel and get a DNA sample! Take out just the HEAD and LOOK at it! Take out ONE OF THE HANDS and fingerprint it! Frankly, how do they know it’s even a MAN? They ASSUME. And, it’s not like the body is sealed within a totally impenetrable metal-alloy tube believed to have been engineered by aliens! IT’S A wooden barrel! With SOMEONE’S dead body just FLOATING in it… And, floating in it…
99% of this book is wasted (and astoundingly boringingly) on interviews with ANYONE who might have known, heard of, or was once seen passing by a man of a certain height. Sister in law’s maids? Ten pages. People who drank with both presumed men at the pub? Forty pages. The ex-wife of one presumed suspect’s vague memory of a friend from 20 years ago whom she cannot recall the name of? 20 pages!
THIS IS, BY FAR, THE MOST IDIOTIC CHOICE OF HOW TO STRUCTURE A BOOK THAT I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS. Finally, I skimmed. I NEVER SKIM! I didn’t care that one of the maybe suspects had a disgruntled brother, let someone off the hook for stealing, carried his change in his left pocket, pronounced “Dinne” as “Danne”? Time of death? A guess. Method of death? A guess. The police never even DISCUSS ways to identify the body! “Hey, gaffer, winno we extract the body from the barrel, aye? Or, at least the poor Ned’s head which, likely, I’m thinkin’, has a FACE on it?” I mean, DRAIN IT BY DRILLING HOLES AT THE BOTTOM, OR WRAP THE BODY IN A HELICOPTER BODY-RETRIEVAL NET AND LIFT IT OUT! But, no, it’s all, “If it’s a man… If it’s Iain… If it’s Paddy… If it was in 1994… I mean, doesn’t the rich, whisky magnate father (once there is an indication that the body in the barrel belongs to his long lost, and long mourned son), want his SON to be properly buried? They’ll probably just bury the barrel. Finally, someone confesses. Fine. That’s what I skimmed to find out. But, wait. What about verification? What if the man is lying? Many people have confessed to murders they never committed. If everyone who said they were the serial killer (eventually identified as Ted Bundy) were believed and jailed, they’d have to build an entire prison just to hold them! Imagine lunchtime, hundreds of “Ted Bundys” (one named Debbie) discussing how they all killed the same people! What if it’s really a mannish woman who lived off the grid, whom the confessor raped, killed, and put in this barrel? No matter. The confessor, based on his last minute confession, is dragged off to prison for life and everybody from the police goes home. Case solved. Good result. YET STILL NOBODY KNOWS WHO’S BATHING IN WHISKEY! Did they just leave the body, identity unverified, in the barrel at the distillery? What happens to it now? If, over the years, enough whiskey evaporates and the body can be identified… What if it’s someone else entirely?
What a sloppy, endless, pointless, boring, self-satisfied mess of a book — not really a book. It is only “theoretically” a book — and one of the worst I’ve ever read.
WHO IS FLOATING IN THE BARREL OF WHISKY? What dead person is IN there? Throughout this entire looong book, we never find out! In fact, no one even mentions, much less comes up with a way to actually, let’s say, um, REMOVE the body from the barrel and IDENTIFY it? ACTUALLY SEE who was killed/fell in by accident/killed themselves? If the POLICE can’t winch him out, take the barrel two miles away and DUMP IT! Instead, we get an entire book of investigating the two people the police THINK, based on nothing forensic, might be the body in the barrel! And HOW did they narrow it down to two possibilities? By GUESSING THE HEIGHT of the floating body! Seriously! They don’t even use a measuring device. THEN, by comparing this sloppily guessed height to the heights of the 30 other people who were reported missing in the undocumented year that this whisky was perhaps barrelled, likely 1994, they are left with two shaky “suspects”. There’s no analysis of clothes, jewelry, method of death, samples of skin, of hair. AND, IT COULD, OF COURSE, BE SOMEONE ELSE ENTIRELY! Someone NOT reported missing. Someone of a slightly different height who went missing in 1993 or 1995 or 2001. And, WHY does no one suggest that the body was RECENTLY put into the very barrel the head of the distillery was opening in a huge public ceremony? Isn’t sabotage a motive?Not even considered. If the dead body was floating in a POND do you think the police would just LEAVE it there? No idea who it IS? “Well, I’d say we’re lookin’ at someone who’s between 5’ 10” and 6’ 2.” Jaysus… Drill a hole in the barrel and get a DNA sample! Take out just the HEAD and LOOK at it! Take out ONE OF THE HANDS and fingerprint it! Frankly, how do they know it’s even a MAN? They ASSUME. And, it’s not like the body is sealed within a totally impenetrable metal-alloy tube believed to have been engineered by aliens! IT’S A wooden barrel! With SOMEONE’S dead body just FLOATING in it… And, floating in it…
99% of this book is wasted (and astoundingly boringingly) on interviews with ANYONE who might have known, heard of, or was once seen passing by a man of a certain height. Sister in law’s maids? Ten pages. People who drank with both presumed men at the pub? Forty pages. The ex-wife of one presumed suspect’s vague memory of a friend from 20 years ago whom she cannot recall the name of? 20 pages!
THIS IS, BY FAR, THE MOST IDIOTIC CHOICE OF HOW TO STRUCTURE A BOOK THAT I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS. Finally, I skimmed. I NEVER SKIM! I didn’t care that one of the maybe suspects had a disgruntled brother, let someone off the hook for stealing, carried his change in his left pocket, pronounced “Dinne” as “Danne”? Time of death? A guess. Method of death? A guess. The police never even DISCUSS ways to identify the body! “Hey, gaffer, winno we extract the body from the barrel, aye? Or, at least the poor Ned’s head which, likely, I’m thinkin’, has a FACE on it?” I mean, DRAIN IT BY DRILLING HOLES AT THE BOTTOM, OR WRAP THE BODY IN A HELICOPTER BODY-RETRIEVAL NET AND LIFT IT OUT! But, no, it’s all, “If it’s a man… If it’s Iain… If it’s Paddy… If it was in 1994… I mean, doesn’t the rich, whisky magnate father (once there is an indication that the body in the barrel belongs to his long lost, and long mourned son), want his SON to be properly buried? They’ll probably just bury the barrel. Finally, someone confesses. Fine. That’s what I skimmed to find out. But, wait. What about verification? What if the man is lying? Many people have confessed to murders they never committed. If everyone who said they were the serial killer (eventually identified as Ted Bundy) were believed and jailed, they’d have to build an entire prison just to hold them! Imagine lunchtime, hundreds of “Ted Bundys” (one named Debbie) discussing how they all killed the same people! What if it’s really a mannish woman who lived off the grid, whom the confessor raped, killed, and put in this barrel? No matter. The confessor, based on his last minute confession, is dragged off to prison for life and everybody from the police goes home. Case solved. Good result. YET STILL NOBODY KNOWS WHO’S BATHING IN WHISKEY! Did they just leave the body, identity unverified, in the barrel at the distillery? What happens to it now? If, over the years, enough whiskey evaporates and the body can be identified… What if it’s someone else entirely?
What a sloppy, endless, pointless, boring, self-satisfied mess of a book — not really a book. It is only “theoretically” a book — and one of the worst I’ve ever read.
December 15, 2022
This is the third book in the Scott Cullen series by author Ed James who writes good entertaining crime stories. This is a very good series predominantly for me because of the banter between the characters. A touch of humour, good plot and a very enjoyable read.
DC Scott Cullen is disenchanted, not just with his job but with the force and his obnoxious boss, DI Bain. Cullen is keen to get on in the force but is constantly overlooked for promotion, but maybe that is all going to change. He is investigating two old cold cases when the mutilated and unidentifiable body of a man is found in a barrel of aged Dunpender Distillery whisky.
It is discovered that 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. Cullen is trying to detect what actually happened but encounters lies, twisted tales and family loyalties which just clouds the investigations. But Cullen must first uncover the identity of the body in the barrel before he can work out who the killer is,
Not sure why but I do appear to read so many good Scottish authors, Val McDermid, Stuart MacBride, Ian Rankin, James Oswald and of course Ed James
DC Scott Cullen is disenchanted, not just with his job but with the force and his obnoxious boss, DI Bain. Cullen is keen to get on in the force but is constantly overlooked for promotion, but maybe that is all going to change. He is investigating two old cold cases when the mutilated and unidentifiable body of a man is found in a barrel of aged Dunpender Distillery whisky.
It is discovered that 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. Cullen is trying to detect what actually happened but encounters lies, twisted tales and family loyalties which just clouds the investigations. But Cullen must first uncover the identity of the body in the barrel before he can work out who the killer is,
Not sure why but I do appear to read so many good Scottish authors, Val McDermid, Stuart MacBride, Ian Rankin, James Oswald and of course Ed James
March 6, 2018
Another cracking page-turner in the Cullen series, this time following the case of a body found in a barrel of whiskey.
For me, the mystery surrounding the case and the identity of the victim and the perpetrator were less hidden than in the previous books, I had an inkling of the plot from fairly early on. That being said, the journey to the conclusion was still an enjoyable one.
Main gripes are:
too much "thumbing" going on, everyone "thumbed" this and "thumbed" that
the climax of the book was less of a revelation, more of the killer panicking and attacking the police when they really were not all that close to "cracking the case". Cullen is making a career for himself from being attacked by the killer on high profile murder cases who suddenly feels the need to reveal themselves and save another 50 pages of detective work.
Part of this may have been as the story evolved from a short story into a novella and ultimately into a full novel.
Still, an enjoyable well written story.
For me, the mystery surrounding the case and the identity of the victim and the perpetrator were less hidden than in the previous books, I had an inkling of the plot from fairly early on. That being said, the journey to the conclusion was still an enjoyable one.
Main gripes are:
too much "thumbing" going on, everyone "thumbed" this and "thumbed" that
the climax of the book was less of a revelation, more of the killer panicking and attacking the police when they really were not all that close to "cracking the case". Cullen is making a career for himself from being attacked by the killer on high profile murder cases who suddenly feels the need to reveal themselves and save another 50 pages of detective work.
Part of this may have been as the story evolved from a short story into a novella and ultimately into a full novel.
Still, an enjoyable well written story.
January 21, 2025
Great crime. Again I figure the plot out from the beginning. I am going to have to pay attention harder to what it is that the author is doing to give it away so quickly for me...or am I just a jaded and cynical reader of this genre that I've seen it all? (I mean this is the 2nd book in less than a week in a brewery.)
The sex scene between Scott and Sharon was HORRIBLE. I now understand why so many fans of the genre don't like that kind of stuff or even much of the personal lives of the police in these stories...this one was terrible. I'm not a puritan...I have read many, many spicy books, so descriptions and such don't bother me...unless they're so out of place and done poorly.
I hope DI Bane is close to being fired. I would like to see scott become a better team player but also be respected more. Not sure I will go on with series...we'll see.
The sex scene between Scott and Sharon was HORRIBLE. I now understand why so many fans of the genre don't like that kind of stuff or even much of the personal lives of the police in these stories...this one was terrible. I'm not a puritan...I have read many, many spicy books, so descriptions and such don't bother me...unless they're so out of place and done poorly.
I hope DI Bane is close to being fired. I would like to see scott become a better team player but also be respected more. Not sure I will go on with series...we'll see.
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April 21, 2025Set in a family owned whisky distillery. A body is found in an aged barrel. It's probably either the son Iain who disappeared many years ago or a worker who went missing at the same time.
The owner is adamant it's not his son. A and the remaining son says his brother went to Glastonbury with him and stayed on with a girl (despite being married) after the days the barrel was supposedly filled.
Cullen had his usual struggles with Bain on his case all the time and not listening to the leads he wants to pursue.
His girlfriend, Sharon, is on opposite shifts on a different case. They can't work together now they are in a relationship so she doesn't appear much.
Cullen carries on doing his own thing and ignoring Bain which is almost disastrous but as usual Cullen's instincts are good. He's still not a sargeant.
The owner is adamant it's not his son. A and the remaining son says his brother went to Glastonbury with him and stayed on with a girl (despite being married) after the days the barrel was supposedly filled.
Cullen had his usual struggles with Bain on his case all the time and not listening to the leads he wants to pursue.
His girlfriend, Sharon, is on opposite shifts on a different case. They can't work together now they are in a relationship so she doesn't appear much.
Cullen carries on doing his own thing and ignoring Bain which is almost disastrous but as usual Cullen's instincts are good. He's still not a sargeant.
February 28, 2019
This is an excellent series, following the bumpy career of DC Scott Cullen in East Lothian. Cullen is disillusioned, feeling that his boss, Bain, is always taking the credit for his work and standing in the way of his promotion. Cullen can be a loose cannon, and doesn't play well in the team.
When a body is found in a cask of whisky at a local distillery, suddenly they have a body to identify and possibly two missing persons fitting the bill, although they have been missing for decades. The family aren't helpful, and it does seem to take an inordinate amount of time to identify the corpse.
Cullen works hard to find out what is really happening, and risks his team in an effort to be first to do so.
When a body is found in a cask of whisky at a local distillery, suddenly they have a body to identify and possibly two missing persons fitting the bill, although they have been missing for decades. The family aren't helpful, and it does seem to take an inordinate amount of time to identify the corpse.
Cullen works hard to find out what is really happening, and risks his team in an effort to be first to do so.
November 4, 2023
It's extremely gratifying to pick up a recommendation from others and see a progression and improvement in a series from the first book onwards - This is an example where you start at the beginning with an author and enjoy their growth as a writer.
This is an increasing cycle and one that has me looking forward to the next book in the series - My only gripe is that the Cullen character is often complaining about his treatment and lack of progression through the ranks whilst not giving you the backstory (yet) on why they became a police officer in the first place. Looking forward to finding more out about that!
This is an increasing cycle and one that has me looking forward to the next book in the series - My only gripe is that the Cullen character is often complaining about his treatment and lack of progression through the ranks whilst not giving you the backstory (yet) on why they became a police officer in the first place. Looking forward to finding more out about that!
May 18, 2024
When I started these I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy them.
There is a lot of poetic licence which is absolutely fine. I live in the area where these stories are set so creating new images isn’t a problem.
However, I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the previous ones.
I cannot stand Bain and his nicknames for the other characters. You may as well call him Butch Cassidy because that’s how my imagination paints him (if you read/listen you’ll get the gist).
I felt the story was really repetitive in parts, too many people to try and remember who’s who etc.
It’s not put me off but I wouldn’t rush to read this one again.
There is a lot of poetic licence which is absolutely fine. I live in the area where these stories are set so creating new images isn’t a problem.
However, I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the previous ones.
I cannot stand Bain and his nicknames for the other characters. You may as well call him Butch Cassidy because that’s how my imagination paints him (if you read/listen you’ll get the gist).
I felt the story was really repetitive in parts, too many people to try and remember who’s who etc.
It’s not put me off but I wouldn’t rush to read this one again.
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April 2, 2018
Third book in the Scott Cullen series I have read. Enjoyed it-it was an entertaining read. It did seem to get bogged down a bit in the relationship between Bain and Cullen. I can't imagine someone like Bain being able to survive in the modern police but then again I am no experience of working in the police. But the overall plot was good and kept you page turning to the last. Have already bought number 4 in the series.
November 4, 2019
This took me a bit longer to get through. I’m finding the stories take a long time to unwind, a lot of red herrings and confusing personal relationships being tangled into the plot.
Character development wise, I don’t feel like Cullen or any of the others have grown or changed much. Cullen still wants promoted but won’t speak to anyone about it, his girlfriend longs for the relationship to move forward but it isn’t as examples.
Initially I adored James’ writing, but it’s replicated into the next couple books and I’m finding myself less excited to move on to the next. Think I’ll stick to Helen Fields for my Edinburgh copper fix!
Character development wise, I don’t feel like Cullen or any of the others have grown or changed much. Cullen still wants promoted but won’t speak to anyone about it, his girlfriend longs for the relationship to move forward but it isn’t as examples.
Initially I adored James’ writing, but it’s replicated into the next couple books and I’m finding myself less excited to move on to the next. Think I’ll stick to Helen Fields for my Edinburgh copper fix!
March 21, 2017
This is the third in the DC Scott Cullen series. I am enjoying them as it refreshing to see a mere DC getting into the story. The normal route of crime novels is to have DCI's running around interviewing everybody and solving every crime single handed. James's other alter ego copper DCI Fenchurch is a prime example so didn't enjoy those at all. Every other copper is just a stooge. I enjoy the other characters in these novels too with DCI Bain hated but at the same time enjoyed. Good stuff for crime buffs.
July 23, 2018
3.5 stars rounded up.
I have enjoyed the previous books in this series. I had a hard time getting interested in this one. The characters were all flat and not enjoyable. The story was decent and the narration was good. And I really like the author's Fenchurch series. This is what bumped my rating up by half a star.
I'm sorry the rest of this series is not available on Audible.
I have enjoyed the previous books in this series. I had a hard time getting interested in this one. The characters were all flat and not enjoyable. The story was decent and the narration was good. And I really like the author's Fenchurch series. This is what bumped my rating up by half a star.
I'm sorry the rest of this series is not available on Audible.
December 3, 2019
A Solidly Good Cullen Entry
I'm a fan of Ed James in general, and especially his series of Scott Cullen novels. I very much enjoyed Fire in the Blood as it is well written, briskly paced and tightly plotted. If you have not read Ed James, I recommend you start doing so. If you like the work of Peter Robinson and Ian Rankin, you will certainly enjoy the work of Ed James.
I'm a fan of Ed James in general, and especially his series of Scott Cullen novels. I very much enjoyed Fire in the Blood as it is well written, briskly paced and tightly plotted. If you have not read Ed James, I recommend you start doing so. If you like the work of Peter Robinson and Ian Rankin, you will certainly enjoy the work of Ed James.
October 17, 2021
Fire In The Blood
The continuing saga of DC Scott Cullen and his attempts to climb the police promotion ladder whilst not making his direct superior look too inept. A good storyline with not too much back story to keep the reader interested. I look forward to the next chapter in the Cullen story.
The continuing saga of DC Scott Cullen and his attempts to climb the police promotion ladder whilst not making his direct superior look too inept. A good storyline with not too much back story to keep the reader interested. I look forward to the next chapter in the Cullen story.
October 27, 2019
Interesting but flawed
Expanded from a short story, this novel would have been better to have been left at that. Concept was good but when expanded it seemed forced, flawed and a leap to to believe ending
Expanded from a short story, this novel would have been better to have been left at that. Concept was good but when expanded it seemed forced, flawed and a leap to to believe ending
December 29, 2022
Fire in the blood
I have read previous books in this series but really struggled with this one .
Yes some great one liners but felt story was drawn out and one part totally irrelevant I e condom bit. Why????
I will try the next instalment so fingers crossed
I have read previous books in this series but really struggled with this one .
Yes some great one liners but felt story was drawn out and one part totally irrelevant I e condom bit. Why????
I will try the next instalment so fingers crossed
December 13, 2023
Whilst I am enjoying watching James develop into the writer who went on to pen the Rob Marshall series which sparked my interest in the Scott Cullen series, I really hope never to read another sex scene that describes someone who 'spasamed and filled the condom.'
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October 10, 2024
fire in the blood. Ed James
DC Cullen does it again, and still a DC. If your a whisky drinker, be aware. You might not want to drink it again. Slanté. Didn’t stop me. Needed it to keep me going in the book. Brilliant read. Many twists.
DC Cullen does it again, and still a DC. If your a whisky drinker, be aware. You might not want to drink it again. Slanté. Didn’t stop me. Needed it to keep me going in the book. Brilliant read. Many twists.
May 6, 2017
Great book
This book kept me guessing until the very end. Excellent writing and plot. A definite must read. I highly recommend this book.
This book kept me guessing until the very end. Excellent writing and plot. A definite must read. I highly recommend this book.
January 25, 2018
Another brilliant book by Ed. I just love the character of Scott Cullen! Look forward to the next instalment but in the mean time I have more Ed James books to read at some point!
May 31, 2018
Loving these.
November 1, 2018
Good read
February 15, 2019
I think I the main characters are great in this series of books. Very real. Thoroughly enjoyed the book.
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