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Police Scotland #14
The Dead End
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?
Readers LOVE the latest heart-pounding novel in the Police Scotland
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This was an excellent conclusion for this series, wrapped up beautifully and very satisfying ending.... The story was well written, with some really good twists and turns and I felt I couldn’t put it down" – Goodreads review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Fantastic, fantastic fantastic. I gave this book five stars because I loved every page" – Goodreads review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The characters in this book are as lifelike as it gets. Driven by the lessons that forged them from childhood to adult; the ones that caused frailty and others that allowed some to overcome it and survive. Thank you, Ed for this and all of the Cullen and Bain stories. It has been good to "live" within this world you have created." – Amazon review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Ed James has done it again by giving us another great story, albeit the last one. about the hapless Scott Cullen. I am so sorry to see him go. However this last book surged to a nail biting climax and I could not ask for more" – Amazon review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This concluding book is full on from the outset and there's no let up with things hurtling towards their conclusion" – Amazon review
Binge the Police Scotland series 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 Truth&l
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?
Readers LOVE the latest heart-pounding novel in the Police Scotland
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This was an excellent conclusion for this series, wrapped up beautifully and very satisfying ending.... The story was well written, with some really good twists and turns and I felt I couldn’t put it down" – Goodreads review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Fantastic, fantastic fantastic. I gave this book five stars because I loved every page" – Goodreads review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The characters in this book are as lifelike as it gets. Driven by the lessons that forged them from childhood to adult; the ones that caused frailty and others that allowed some to overcome it and survive. Thank you, Ed for this and all of the Cullen and Bain stories. It has been good to "live" within this world you have created." – Amazon review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Ed James has done it again by giving us another great story, albeit the last one. about the hapless Scott Cullen. I am so sorry to see him go. However this last book surged to a nail biting climax and I could not ask for more" – Amazon review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This concluding book is full on from the outset and there's no let up with things hurtling towards their conclusion" – Amazon review
Binge the Police Scotland series 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 Truth&l
412 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 16, 2023
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September 11, 2023
mind blowingly brilliant!
As anyone who has ever read my reviews before will know, I start a set of books and read them back to back for 2 weeks before I write a review. My reasoning is that I worry I’ll give something away about the story. I don’t ever want someone to already know what is going to happen before they read it! So. 14 books that I couldn’t put down. The characters each have times where they are likeable but each times when they’re not so likeable! When you get to the end you have got to know them and I challenge anybody who can say that they didn’t fall in love with them all! Thank you again Mr. James ❤️
As anyone who has ever read my reviews before will know, I start a set of books and read them back to back for 2 weeks before I write a review. My reasoning is that I worry I’ll give something away about the story. I don’t ever want someone to already know what is going to happen before they read it! So. 14 books that I couldn’t put down. The characters each have times where they are likeable but each times when they’re not so likeable! When you get to the end you have got to know them and I challenge anybody who can say that they didn’t fall in love with them all! Thank you again Mr. James ❤️
May 4, 2024
Rip off of us like Logan books
Trying to emulate JD kirk and his DI Logan books but falls woefully short. Brian Bain is no Robert Hoon. Badly written and at times very irritating.
Trying to emulate JD kirk and his DI Logan books but falls woefully short. Brian Bain is no Robert Hoon. Badly written and at times very irritating.
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June 5, 2025Last of the Scott Cullen/police Scotland series, I assume. The conclusion of the Bain/Cullen animosity (with Craig Hunter also in Bain's sights).
And DS (supposedly) Shepherd is now confirmed to be working undercover for professional standards.
Not sure about the Bain character. A lot of inconsistencies.
A few twists and turns at the end.
Will there be a new series about the Complaints (professional standards)?
And DS (supposedly) Shepherd is now confirmed to be working undercover for professional standards.
Not sure about the Bain character. A lot of inconsistencies.
A few twists and turns at the end.
Will there be a new series about the Complaints (professional standards)?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 16, 2026
At first this book felt a little higgledy piggledy but once I realised it was dual perspective I got into it. Really good book. Once again a book that kept me guessing all the way to the end. Great read
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