Devil in the Detail(2012)

Ed James

A missing schoolgirl. A haunted detective. An enthralling mystery. When the body of Mandy Gibson, a young disabled girl, turns up in the affluent East Lothian town of Garleton, DC Scott Cullen finds himself caught in the cross-fire of competitive police politics. The heartbroken parents don’t hesitate to point the finger of suspicion at young Jamie Cook, a tearaway teen with a long history of run-ins with the police. But where is he now?When the victim’s and the suspect’s families are revealed to belong to an offshoot group of the Catholic Church run by an excommunicated priest, Cullen quickly realises that the key to catching the killer is finding out the darkest secrets of this close-knit community, one family at a time.For fans of Ian Rankin, Ed McBain and Christopher Brookmyre, Devil in the Detail is the third novel in the gritty Police Scotland police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight.Praise for Devil in the Detail:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant and compelling. A must-read for those who enjoy crime thrillers’ – Amazon reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘[I have] struck gold! If you like crime fiction this is a must-read’ – Amazon reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters are convincingly drawn, and show all the human failings and frailties of real people … If I have a complaint, it's only that Mr James will be completely unable to keep up with my reading speed. If there can be a higher compliment, I'm already comparing his quality with that of the late lamented Ed McBain’ – Amazon reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Loved it from beginning to end. You will not be disappointed" – Goodreads review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fantastic author and series … [Devil in the Detail] has some subtle twists and turns and others which knock you sideways. Highly recommended!’ – Amazon reviewer‘Classic Scottish bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots’ – @ey0k1, TwitterThe 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