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Six deaths. One pattern. No crime scene.
Paramedic Alex Bennett knows that normal people don't use the language of economics in a suicide note.
Recruited by the shadowy Division Nine to spot the anomalies others miss, Alex uncovers a cruel extortion ring targeting chronic pain patients across the city. Someone is offering a lifeline for cash, then cutting it when the money runs out.
But the closer Alex gets to the truth, the more dangerous his own job becomes. Because the recruiter isn't a stranger in a dark alley—they are wearing a uniform just like his.
In a profession built on trust, Alex is about to find out that the person watching his back might be the one holding the knife.
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On the Glasgow night shift, paramedic Alex knows how to keep people alive. Then a callout with a bitter, citrus sting ends in a boy’s death—and a pattern he can’t ignore. A courier collapses. An addict goes rigid with impossible symptoms. Somewhere in the city, a patient zero is being made on purpose.
As Glasgow tilts toward cup-final day and a packed Hampden Park, Alex’s instincts put him on the radar of a shadow unit—Division Nine—who believe an elusive chemist, codename “Vale,” is testing a weapon in plain sight. They want Alex close. Closer than is safe.
To stop a mass-casualty nightmare, Alex will have to break rules he’s lived by, run toward the danger, and decide how much of himself he’s willing to spend to keep strangers breathing.
Gritty, grounded, and propulsive, Division Nine is Glasgow noir with a paramedic’s eye—an unflinching thriller about duty, complicity, and the split-second ethics of saving a life when the city becomes the patient.
About
My name is Andrew Williams
I’m a paramedic based in Glasgow, Scotland, born and raised in Ayrshire. A lifelong reader with a soft spot for thrillers, I started writing for fun and couldn’t stop. My debut novel is shaped by night shifts, real-world detail, and the human stories I encounter every day.
Fast-paced, gripping, and utterly immersive. This book delivers an adrenaline rush from start to finish while capturing the gritty atmosphere of Glasgow with striking realism.
A thriller that asks uncomfortable questions about healthcare and society
Sets a fast pace through the streets of Glasgow telling a very plausible story.