McLevy: The Collected Editions, Series 7 & 8

Eight episodes of the BBC Radio 4 detective series set in Victorian Edinburgh, starring Brian Cox.

Inspired by the real-life memoirs of one of Scotland's first policemen, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland.

• "The Firebrand": A women's rights campaigner is kidnapped, and it's up to McLevy to investigate.
• "Dead Reckoning": A strange case of grave robbing has McLevy puzzled.
• "Prince of Darkness": One of Jean Brash's old lovers is back from the dead amp;mdash; and out for revenge.
• "A Distant Death": McLevy's nightmares of death by drowning seem about to come true...
• "The Blue Gown": With the help of Jean Brash, McLevy investigates the death of a seamstress.
• "Flesh and Blood": A student is accused when a tavern brawl ends in murder.
• "A Fine Deception": Suspicion falls on a stage magician after a jewel robbery at Edinburgh Castle.
• "The Last Illusion": McLevy must proves his theory that a celebrated conjurer is a thief.

Brian Cox stars as Inspector McLevy, with Siobhán Redmond as Jean Brash and Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Constable Mulholland.

A Random House UK audio production.