Reading Order
6 series · 34 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Causes | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Book of Souls | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Hangman's Song | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Dead Men's Bones | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Prayer for the Dead | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Damage Done | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Written in Bones | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Gathering Dark | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Cold as the Grave | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Bury Them Deep | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | What Will Burn | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | All That Lives | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | For Our Sins | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
DC Constance Fairchild Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Time to Cry | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Nothing to Hide | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Nowhere to Run | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreamwalker | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Rose Cord | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Golden Cage | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Broken World | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Obsidian Throne | 2016 | Buy from Amazon |
James Oswald Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # ChooseThePlot (Short Story) ( With: Jane Casey, Christopher Fowler) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas with Jane Casey, Christopher Fowler
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wage Slaves ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Green Man ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | American Waitress ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Spider Kiss ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Beautiful Men ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | # ChooseThePlot (Short Story) ( With: Jane Casey, Christopher Fowler) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Washing (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon |
James Oswald Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Simple | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Exit Wounds | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | An Unnecessary Assassin | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
James Oswald is a British author best known for his Inspector McLean crime novels set in the Scottish Highlands. Born in 1969, he grew up in Fife and worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer in 2001. Oswald's debut novel, "Natural Causes," was published in 2001 and introduced Detective Inspector Tony McLean. The series has since grown to include 16 books, with the latest, "The Iron Cage," released in 2023. Oswald's writing is praised for its atmospheric settings, well-developed characters, and gripping plots. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Scottish Crime Book of the Year twice (in 2004 and 2022) and the CWA Dagger in the Library Award in 2018. Oswald has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Edgar Award and Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. His books have been translated into 25 languages and have sold over 1 million copies worldwide.