Final Cut

Ex vice-cop Vince McNulty is technical advisor for Titanic Productions in Boston. It’s not like walking the beat back in Yorkshire but it’s a living.

Boston, Massachusetts

“Can you get this guy to stop walking like a duck?”
“I know lots of cops who walk like ducks.”
“In England maybe. In America they walk like John Wayne.”

Teaching Alfonse Bayard to walk like a cop was only part of McNulty’s duties. Working for a tinpot movie company meant his job description included on set security, liaising with local police and even doing a little stunt work. Larry Unger liked to get his money’s worth. At least it got McNulty to America, where he could search for his missing sister who had been sold into adoption from Crag View Children’s Home back in the UK.

Investigating stolen film stock should have been a fairly innocuous task but when it leads to torture porn and snuff videos it soon turns into something much darker. And far more dangerous.

Praise for FINAL CUT:

“Fantastic story, fantastic characters—fantastic everything.” —Chris Mooney, international bestselling author

Praise for the books by Colin Campbell:

“Very real. And very good.” —Lee Child

“There’s nothing soft about Campbell’s writing. If you enjoy your crime fiction hard-boiled, the Jim Grant series is a must read.” —Bruce Robert Coffin, author of the Detective Byron series

“A cop with a sharp eye, keen mind, and a lion’s heart.” —Reed Farrel Coleman

“Campbell writes smart, rollercoaster tales with unstoppable forward momentum and thrilling authenticity.” —Nick Petrie

“Grim and gritty and packed with action.” —Kirkus Review

“The pages fly like the bullets, fistfights and one-liners that make this one of my favourite books of the year. Top stuff!” —Matt Hilton

“An excellent story well told. A mixture of The Choirboys meets Harry Bosch.” —Michael Jecks

“Sets up immediately and maintains a breakneck pace throughout. Its smart structure and unrelenting suspense will please Lee Child fans.” —Library Journal Review

“This is police procedural close-up and personal. A strong debut with enough gritty realism to make your eyes water, and a few savage laughs along the way.” —Reginald Hill