‘Classic Scottish noir: bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ @ey0k1, Twitter

‘The best yet’ Amazon five-star review

Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Ed McBain and Christopher Brookmyre, Bottleneck sees the return of Acting Detective Sergeant Scott Cullen, in the gritty and hard-hitting Scottish police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight.

Things are finally going well for ADS Scott Cullen. He’s just moved in with his girlfriend and, thanks to a merger at work, the promotion he craves is almost in reach. Just so long as he can keep out of trouble…

Then the severely decomposed body of a man is found amid the labyrinthine alleyways of Edinburgh’s Old Town; he has a screwdriver through his heart. The investigation leads Scott to unsettled scores in the music industry, where bands and their bitter rivalries might just have turned murderous.

Suddenly things aren’t looking so good. Cullen’s relationship takes an alarming turn, just as the unsolved case begins to weigh heavily on him. Scott’s maverick tactics have helped him in the past, but will they come back to haunt him – and put others in danger?

‘Loved, loved, loved this book’ Annie, Amazon five-star review

‘Plenty of police, plenty of procedure! A brilliant story of detection, politicking and a bit of the relationship stuff rolled up beautifully into this exciting and readable book’ PC Jameson, Amazon five-star review

‘Ed does a superb job of holding his audience with some real gritty stories’ Alan Chapman, Amazon five-star review

‘From the very first page to the very last page you are hooked’ Lynsey, Amazon five-star review

‘Thrilling’ Brian Norman, Amazon five-star review

‘It has all of the qualities of a Rankin or Rebus novel but with a fresh approach to the seamier side of Scotland’s great cities’ Chevin, Amazon five-star review