Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Turning of our Bones | 2023 | Ed James | Buy |
| 2 | Where the Bodies Lie | 2023 | Ed James | Buy |
| 3 | A Lonely Place of Dying | 2023 | Ed James | Buy |
| 4 | A Shadow on the Door | 2023 | Ed James | Buy |
| 5 | With Soul So Dead | 2024 | Ed James | Buy |
| 6 | His Path of Darkness | 2024 | Ed James | Buy |
| 7 | Fear of Any Kind | 2025 | Ed James | Buy |
| 8 | Our Debts to the Past | 2025 | Ed James | Buy |
| 9 | Cuts Both Ways | 2025 | Ed James | Buy |
Rob Marshall is a Detective Inspector working cases in the Scottish Borders, and the series that bears his name launched in 2023 with The Turning of our Bones. The pace of publication has been notable, with four books appearing in 2023 alone (The Turning of our Bones, Where the Bodies Lie, A Lonely Place of Dying, and A Shadow on the Door), followed by two more in 2024 and three in 2025.
The cases Marshall investigates tend to involve the kind of crimes that surface in tight-knit communities, where history and local knowledge shape who has motive and who has secrets. With Soul So Dead and His Path of Darkness in 2024 continue developing the detective and his working relationships, while Fear of Any Kind, Our Debts to the Past, and Cuts Both Ways round out 2025.
The series is ongoing and has quickly grown to become Ed James’s largest single run, reaching nine books in under three years.