Order of James Oswald Books
James Oswald is a Scottish author of crime fiction and epic fantasy novels. He writes the Inspector McLean detective fiction series as well as the Ballad of Sir Benfro epic fantasy series. James has also written comic scripts, short stories and blogs. Aside from writing, he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland where he raises Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.
James Oswald became a published novelist in 2012 with the novel Natural Causes, which launched his Inspector Tony McLean series. Later that year, he would also publish a follow-up, The Book of Souls and two books in the Ballad of Sir Benfro series – Dreamwalker and The Rose Cord. Below is a list of James Oswald’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Inspector McLean Books
| Natural Causes | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Book of Souls | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hangman's Song | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Men's Bones | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Prayer for the Dead | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Damage Done | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Written in Bones | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Gathering Dark | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cold as the Grave | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bury Them Deep | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| What Will Burn | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All That Lives | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| For Our Sins | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of DC Constance Fairchild Books
| No Time to Cry | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nothing to Hide | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nowhere to Run | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ballad of Sir Benfro Books
| Dreamwalker | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rose Cord | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Golden Cage | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Broken World | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Obsidian Throne | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| #ChooseThePlot | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas
(with Jane Casey, Christopher Fowler)
| Wage Slaves | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Green Man | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| American Waitress | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spider Kiss | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beautiful Men | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| #ChooseThePlot | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reconciliation Day | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Washing | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Dead Simple | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Exit Wounds | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| An Unnecessary Assassin | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Note: Some editions of the Ballad of Sir Benfro series are published as by J.D. Oswald.
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James Oswald Synopsis: In Natural Causes by James Oswald, the body of a young girl has been discovered. It has been sitting in a room in a ritualistic manner for approximately sixty years. For Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean, this may not be the highest priority case, but it is haunting nonetheless. Meanwhile, a wave of brutal killings has hit Edinburgh and the police can’t figure out why. McLean thinks that the two may be connected. As irrational as the theory sounds, it may lead Inspector McLean to the heart of a terrifying ancient evil.
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