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James Oswald Books in Order

Find every James Oswald book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 31 books / 5 series

British author best known for the Inspector McLean crime series. His books have sold over one million copies and been translated into multiple languages. This page provides the James Oswald books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All James Oswald Books in Chronological Order

1997 Wage Slaves(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 1 Buy
2002 The Green Man(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 2 Buy
2003 American Waitress(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 3 Buy
2007 The Spider Kiss(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 4 Buy
2010 Beautiful Men(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 5 Buy
2012 Natural Causes POoIMB / 1 Buy
2012 Dreamwalker POoBoSBB / 1 Buy
2012 The Book of Souls POoIMB / 2 Buy
2012 The Rose Cord POoBoSBB / 2 Buy
2012 The Golden Cage POoBoSBB / 3 Buy
2014 #ChooseThePlot(With: Jane Casey,Christopher Fowler) POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 The Hangman's Song POoIMB / 3 Buy
2014 Dead Men's Bones POoIMB / 4 Buy
2015 The Broken World POoBoSBB / 4 Buy
2015 Prayer for the Dead POoIMB / 5 Buy
2015 Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 7 Buy
2016 The Obsidian Throne POoBoSBB / 5 Buy
2016 The Damage Done POoIMB / 6 Buy
2016 Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 8 Buy
2017 Written in Bones POoIMB / 7 Buy
2018 No Time to Cry POoDCFB / 1 Buy
2018 The Gathering Dark POoIMB / 8 Buy
2019 Nothing to Hide POoDCFB / 2 Buy
2019 The Washing(By: Christopher Fowler) POoCFSS / 9 Buy
2019 Cold as the Grave POoIMB / 9 Buy
2020 Bury Them Deep POoIMB / 10 Buy
2021 Nowhere to Run POoDCFB / 3 Buy
2021 What Will Burn POoIMB / 11 Buy
2022 All That Lives POoIMB / 12 Buy
2024 For Our Sins POoIMB / 13 Buy
2025 The Rest Is Death POoIMB / 14 Buy

James Oswald Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Dreamwalker 2012 Buy
02 The Rose Cord 2012 Buy
03 The Golden Cage 2012 Buy
04 The Broken World 2015 Buy
05 The Obsidian Throne 2016 Buy
01 Wage Slaves(By: Christopher Fowler) 1997 Buy
02 The Green Man(By: Christopher Fowler) 2002 Buy
03 American Waitress(By: Christopher Fowler) 2003 Buy
04 The Spider Kiss(By: Christopher Fowler) 2007 Buy
05 Beautiful Men(By: Christopher Fowler) 2010 Buy
07 Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman(By: Christopher Fowler) 2015 Buy
08 Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016 Buy
09 The Washing(By: Christopher Fowler) 2019 Buy
01 Natural Causes 2012 Buy
02 The Book of Souls 2012 Buy
03 The Hangman's Song 2014 Buy
04 Dead Men's Bones 2014 Buy
05 Prayer for the Dead 2015 Buy
06 The Damage Done 2016 Buy
07 Written in Bones 2017 Buy
08 The Gathering Dark 2018 Buy
09 Cold as the Grave 2019 Buy
10 Bury Them Deep 2020 Buy
11 What Will Burn 2021 Buy
12 All That Lives 2022 Buy
13 For Our Sins 2024 Buy
14 The Rest Is Death 2025 Buy
01 No Time to Cry 2018 Buy
02 Nothing to Hide 2019 Buy
03 Nowhere to Run 2021 Buy
01 #ChooseThePlot(With: Jane Casey,Christopher Fowler) 2014 Buy

Where to start with James Oswald

What is the best order to read James Oswald books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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