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The reading order of Ed James books, correct as August 2021.

Just a quick one to say I featured on Joanna Penn’s fantastic podcast this week, talking about my career and crime writing. If you don’t know her, Jo is the goddess of indie publishing. Her site is a treasure trove of resources for self-publishing (as it used to be known) and her podcast is a […]

Just a quick note to say that the fifth Cullen & Bain book, “Dead in the Water”, is out today on Kindle and paperback.The ghosts of the past stay dead. Don’t they?Ten years ago, a case brought two cops together and drove a wedge between another pair.As Acting DC Scott Cullen works with DC Craig […]

New Vicky Dodds book out now!

A free Vicky Dodds short novel is out now. Free. As in beer. Did I mention it’s free?

New Fenchurch novel, Dead Man’s Shoes, is out now!

[Updated 11-Aug-2021: Added the graphic to show the current state of play] Where do I start? The tl;dr (too long; didn’t read) version is: Senseless, and both the Carter and Fenchurch series can be read on their own. For Cullen, Hunter and Dodds, read in publication order, namely Cullen 1-7, Hunter 1-2, Cullen 8, Hunter […]

Hey, hope you’re holding up well during all this madness.Just a quick note from me to say that Hell’s Kitchen, the third Cullen & Bain book, is out now in ebook and paperback.Two cities in lockdown. Two cops in distress, separated by an ocean.”Ach, it’ll be fine.” Famous last words that leave DS Brian Bain […]

Just a quick note to say that “Flesh & Blood”, the second DS Vicky Dodds book, is FINALLY out and available to read. A dead body in a golf bunker. A serial killer back from the past. A daughter learning about her father.When a body turns up in a golf course bunker, covered in blood […]