McGregor & Drummond Books in Order

Neil Broadfoot's McGregor & Drummond books are Edinburgh crime thrillers built around two people who need each other and probably know better. Doug McGregor is a reporter with a nose for trouble and a habit of pushing too far. Susie Drummond is a detective sergeant trying to do the job properly while managing bosses, evidence, and the fallout of every bad call. He chases stories, she chases proof, and the series gets much of its energy from the tension between those two missions.

That reporter and cop pairing gives the books a different feel from a standard police procedural. Doug is often close to the truth before it is safe, sensible, or useful. Susie has to think about what can be proven, what can be charged, and what damage Doug might do by barging in early. Their relationship is not cozy. There is friendship there, and loyalty, but also crossed lines, bad timing, and the constant sense that one mistake could do serious harm to both of them.

Trust is always temporary here.

Edinburgh does a lot of work in these novels. Broadfoot uses its newsrooms, police offices, public landmarks, and political machinery to make the stories feel grounded and tense. Falling Fast opens with a shocking death at the Scott Monument, and that is a good signal for the series as a whole. These books like public scandal, private vice, and the way powerful people try to control the story after the damage is already done.

The newsroom pulse matters too, which makes sense given Broadfoot's years in journalism. Deadlines matter. Sources matter. So does the difference between what the police can prove and what a reporter can print. In The Storm, a sniper attack turns Doug from observer into witness and sends the story briefly toward Skye, but even then the series keeps its focus on fallout, fear, and the people who benefit when confusion spreads.

Then All the Devils pushes things into nastier territory, using blackmail, humiliation, and conspiracy to squeeze both leads at once. That is a fair guide to the trilogy as a whole. These are not tidy puzzle mysteries. They are sharper, angrier books about exposure, control, and the damage people do when reputation matters more than truth.

Doug and Susie are what make the series stick. Doug can be stubborn, impulsive, and self-destructive. Susie is steadier, but she is never reduced to being the sensible one who tidies up after him. Broadfoot lets both of them make mistakes, and that roughness gives the books some bite. If you like crime fiction that feels close to the street, the newsroom, and the corridor of power all at once, McGregor & Drummond is a strong place to start.