Fire in the Blood

A totally nail-biting and addictive Scottish detective mystery

A body soaked in whisky. A family with secrets to hide.

The fully revised 2025 edition of the bestselling novel...

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 near Dalkeith 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. Nearly twenty years ago, two men working at the distillery went missing within weeks of each other around the same time the barrel was filled. 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, LJ Ross and JD Kirk, Fire in the Blood continues the bestselling Police Scotland series.