Blood and Tears — John Carson

An audacious escape is made by two killers from the High Court in Edinburgh city centre. One is a ruthless Glaswegian gangster, Archie Higgins, being sentenced for the murder of his daughter's killer.The other is Glasgow doctor, Kenneth Conrad, who is thought to have murdered over a hundred of his patients.Both were being transported back to Barlinnie prison in Glasgow.Both are now on the run.As the manhunt is initiated, DCI Harry McNeil and his team is tasked with investigating who was involved in the breakout.DCI Jimmy Dunbar and his colleague, DS Robbie Evans, are ordered through in Edinburgh, to work with Harry and his team in tracking down the killers.It's thought that Higgins will avoid Glasgow, and maybe try to run abroad. As for Conrad, as leads come in, it's clear the doctor has started his killing spree again.Both men are on the run, both with an agenda, and they have nothing to lose...