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Inspector McLean

by James Oswald

13 books Started 2012 Latest 2024
Publication Reading Order

The Inspector McLean is a Police Procedural / Tartan Noir series by James Oswald, comprising 13 books published between 2012 and 2024. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.

# Title Year Buy
Natural Causes cover 1 Natural Causes 2012 Buy from Amazon
The Book of Souls cover 2 The Book of Souls 2012 Buy from Amazon
The Hangman's Song cover 3 The Hangman's Song 2014 Buy from Amazon
Dead Men's Bones cover 4 Dead Men's Bones 2014 Buy from Amazon
Prayer for the Dead cover 5 Prayer for the Dead 2015 Buy from Amazon
The Damage Done cover 6 The Damage Done 2016 Buy from Amazon
Written in Bones cover 7 Written in Bones 2017 Buy from Amazon
The Gathering Dark cover 8 The Gathering Dark 2018 Buy from Amazon
Cold as the Grave cover 9 Cold as the Grave 2019 Buy from Amazon
Bury Them Deep cover 10 Bury Them Deep 2020 Buy from Amazon
What Will Burn cover 11 What Will Burn 2021 Buy from Amazon
12 All That Lives 2022 Buy from Amazon
13 For Our Sins 2024 Buy from Amazon
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About James Oswald

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.

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