The Devil’s Cut was another amazing installment in the DI Corstorphine series. Andrew James Greig takes us along twisting and winding plot paths during this novel, similar to the “walks” that DI Corstorphine’s Hillwalking Club embarked upon.


It was the father (Jack) of one of these hillwalkers that led to DI Corstorphine’s next case. What seemed to be an open and shut case of natural causes occurred at a coincidental time, when another family member received a warning from the great beyond that the entire family was in danger. Since their family was the local distillery, making them not only wealthy, but well-known, it left so many possible angles to investigate.

While his son went to scatter Jack’s ashes, he and his friends were indeed targeted. Which led to the question of why was that premonition so accurate? Who wanted them all dead and why?

Will DI Corstorphine and his team be able to save any of their family?

This action-packed mystery was SO good, and although it was the second in the DI Corstorphine series, it could be read as a stand-alone book.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this outstanding ARC!!

The Devil’s Cut by Andrew James Greig is book 2 in the DI James Corstorphine series. It is published on 1 May. Thank you to Storm, Netgalley and the author for the advance reader copy to read and review. Jack McCoach died a lonely and painful death on the top of a mountain he was climbing. His sister, Patricia, says he was poisoned. He’d come to her in a séance. He also said the rest of the family are also in danger. Patricia finds out the hard way he is right. At the same time, there is a suicide of a young girl which really affects Frankie. We have a blurred photo, a Peeping Tom and a very dysfunctional family. I love the writing. The story unfolds smoothly, and the pace is excellent and kept me turning the pages. I love how the author pulls you in, so you are in the story with the characters. The macabre acts carried out made me shudder. The characters have fleshed out a bit and are certainly becoming very interesting. I like Corstorphine as a character and also Frankie. PC Lamb still has some growing up to do. I was caught by surprise at the outcome, which was excellent. A very enjoyable read and I look forward to the next book in the series.

Heart attack is a pretty straightforward cause of death, right? Not anymore. As DI Corstorphine and his team begin to investigate, it seems as though a death is just a death. But as the bodies begin to pile up, there are some unanswered questions that need answers.

Just when it seems there may be nothing there, another event begins that just might solve the first case..

Great book, and engaging mystery. I had to sit down and finish in one sitting, it was that good! Andrew James Greig is becoming one of my favorite authors to read. I cannot wait to see more in this series.

Simply awesome! DI James Corstophine and his team are up to their necks in murder and mayhem in this one. A suicide, three murders and two attempted murders, together with a drug ring. How do they all fit togethger? Well, that's exactly what James and his team have to figure out and it's one wild ride. Fast paced and unrelenting, one twist after the next. Superb. I'm really looking forward to the next book in this series.
Thanks to Netgalley, Storm Publishing, and Andrew James Grieg for the free ARC. All opinions are my own.

Another amazingly clever plot featuring DI Corstorphine and his team. It is great to learn more about the characters but it is fine as a standalone. The twists are unbelievable and it has you hooked from the start. I couldn't put it down.

This really is one of my new favourite series (for reference I've currently read the first 2 books at time of reviewing) The characters in these books, especially the DI are fantastically written. There really is something honest but brutal about the way Greig portrays the policing world, the hardships and pure corruption. The fact its set in the Scottish Highlands makes it almost feel like a cosy novel but mixed with thriller. If you are a crime fiction reader these books really will appeal to you, they draw you in so you never want to get to the end. There are some gory parts, some twists and turns but if that appeals to you i cannot recommend these books more!

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After the events of The Bone Clock, DI Corstorphine is back. I truly loved the first volume, so this one left me slightly disappointed. It is still a very solid and thrilling novel, it was just more descriptive and character-driven, and I am more interested in the action. The plot was well constructed. The whole team is back investigating a series of seemingly unrelated petty crimes, along with a suspicious heart attack that may have been murder. I liked the descriptions of Scotland, and the characters were well done. Again, it is a very good, well written book and I didn’t love it just because of personal preference.
I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, NetGalley/Storm Publishing.

Second in a Scottish based Police crime series. The first book was very enjoyable. This one though absolutely blew my socks off, it’s brilliant! A real page turner that I finished in a few hours - once I had started I just didn’t want to stop. Continuing from book one I really like the characters that the author has created for this series. Easy to connect with them. So this is much more than just a Police procedural. There are things to make you laugh too. (Like a taser firing, very much ouch!) I really do look forward to reading more about DI Corstophine and his colleagues, even though I expect that means more murders might be perpetrated in the near future. Never a dull moment in the quiet Scottish Highlands. Quiet might be the wrong word. Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Devil’s Cut by Andrew James Grieg due to be published May 1, 2025.
When a distillery owner’s body is discovered on top of a remote Scottish mountain, forensics confirm that he died of natural causes. But the dead man’s sister claims he was murdered. DI Corstorphine once again tries to solve all the mysteries. Who is stalking the family? Why is the daughter kept sedated in her room? Who is stalking the son as he scatters his father’s ashes?
This second book in the series totally kept my attention – I liked it better than the first one – possibly getting to know the characters a little more. This was a great thriller with a little occult mixed in. I look forward to the next book in the series!

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The second in a series, but it would be fine as a stand alone book. Again, a fiendishly clever plot, where separate strands all come together in the end. Lots of secrets to come out, skullduggery and crime, and so much hurt. The police characters are gently being teased out as we spend more time with them. I look forward to the next instalment in this series as I like the characters and enjoy the plots as they evolve. Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for ARC to read and review.