It's certainly bad luck that the Edinburgh detective picked today to tell his wife about his recent affair. But with Scotland's capital city falling into lawlessness and a rabid media calling for his head, Gillespie has much more to worry about than just who has blood on their hands.

And with a boss who cares more about his golf average than the body count and a rookie partner who knows more about coffee than he does about crime, the detective has never felt more of an outsider. That's just the way he likes it.

Slings & Arrows is a fast-paced psychological thriller that pulls at the edges of a fraying society.