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Home / Authors / Ed James Ed James Ed James is a British author best known for the Scott Cullen crime series. His books have sold over one million copies and earned a place on the Amazon UK bestseller list. This page provides the Ed James books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
2012 Ghost in the Machine POoPSECTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Devil in the Detail POoSCMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Shot Through the Heart POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Fire in the Blood POoSCMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Dyed in the Wool / Stab in the Dark POoPSECTB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 Bottleneck / Cops and Robbers POoSCMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 Windchill / Liars and Thieves POoSCMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2015 Blood and Guts POoDVDLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 Tooth and Claw / Snared POoDVDLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 Cowboys and Indians POoSCMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2016 Missing POoCHPTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 The Hope That Kills POoDFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Worth Killing For POoDFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 What Doesn't Kill You POoDFB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Hunted POoPSECTB · 9 Buy ↗ 2018 In for the Kill POoDFB · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 Kill with Kindness POoDFB · 5 Buy ↗ 2018 Heroes and Villains POoPSECTB · 10 Buy ↗ 2019 The Black Isle POoCHPTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 Kill the Messenger POoDFB · 6 Buy ↗ 2020 Tell Me Lies POoDMCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 Senseless POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 World's End POoC&BB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Gone in Seconds POoDMCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Flesh and Blood POoDVDLB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 Gore Glen POoC&BB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 Dead Man's Shoes POoDFB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 City of the Dead POoPSECTB · 11 Buy ↗ 2020 Hell's Kitchen POoPSECTB · 13 Buy ↗ 2021 Before She Wakes POoDMCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 Skin and Bone POoDVDLB · 4 Buy ↗ 2021 Dead in the Water POoC&BB · 5 Buy ↗ 2021 The Last Drop POoC&BB · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 A Hill to Die On POoDFB · 8 Buy ↗ 2022 False Start POoRSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2022 Lost Cause POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2022 Guilt Trip POoDVDLB · 5 Buy ↗ 2022 The Last Thing to Die POoDFB · 9 Buy ↗ 2023 The Turning of our Bones POoDRMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Where the Bodies Lie POoDRMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2023 A Lonely Place of Dying POoDRMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2023 A Shadow on the Door POoDRMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2023 Hope to Die POoDFB · 10 Buy ↗ 2024 False Dawn POoRSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2024 With Soul So Dead POoDRMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2024 His Path of Darkness POoDRMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2025 Fear of Any Kind POoDRMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2025 Our Debts to the Past POoDRMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2025 Cuts Both Ways POoDRMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2026 The Broken Line POoC&BB · 7 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Cullen & Bain Books 5 books · 2020–2026
05 Dead in the Water 2021 Buy ↗ 07 The Broken Line 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of DI Fenchurch Books 10 books · 2016–2023
01 The Hope That Kills 2016 Buy ↗ 02 Worth Killing For 2016 Buy ↗ 03 What Doesn't Kill You 2017 Buy ↗ 04 In for the Kill 2018 Buy ↗ 05 Kill with Kindness 2018 Buy ↗ 06 Kill the Messenger 2019 Buy ↗ 07 Dead Man's Shoes 2020 Buy ↗ 08 A Hill to Die On 2021 Buy ↗ 09 The Last Thing to Die 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of DS Vicky Dodds/Dundee Law Books 5 books · 2015–2022
01 Blood and Guts 2015 Buy ↗ 02 Tooth and Claw / Snared 2015 Buy ↗ 03 Flesh and Blood 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of DI Rob Marshall Books 9 books · 2023–2025
01 The Turning of our Bones 2023 Buy ↗ 02 Where the Bodies Lie 2023 Buy ↗ 03 A Lonely Place of Dying 2023 Buy ↗ 04 A Shadow on the Door 2023 Buy ↗ 05 With Soul So Dead 2024 Buy ↗ 06 His Path of Darkness 2024 Buy ↗ 07 Fear of Any Kind 2025 Buy ↗ 08 Our Debts to the Past 2025 Buy ↗ 09 Cuts Both Ways 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Police Scotland Edinburgh Crime Thrillers Books 6 books · 2012–2020
01 Ghost in the Machine 2012 Buy ↗ 04 Dyed in the Wool / Stab in the Dark 2013 Buy ↗ 10 Heroes and Villains 2018 Buy ↗ 11 City of the Dead 2020 Buy ↗ 13 Hell's Kitchen 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Craig Hunter Police Thriller Books 2 books · 2016–2019
03 The Black Isle 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Scott Cullen Mysteries Books 5 books · 2012–2015
02 Devil in the Detail 2012 Buy ↗ 03 Fire in the Blood 2013 Buy ↗ 05 Bottleneck / Cops and Robbers 2014 Buy ↗ 06 Windchill / Liars and Thieves 2014 Buy ↗ 07 Cowboys and Indians 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 3 books · 2013–2022
01 Shot Through the Heart 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Rakesh Siyal Books 2 books · 2022–2024
Publication Order of Detective Max Carter Books 3 books · 2020–2021
02 Gone in Seconds 2020 Buy ↗ 03 Before She Wakes 2021 Buy ↗