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William Shaw

British author William Shaw is best known for his acclaimed crime series featuring Detective Sergeant Alexandra Cupidi. His books have been shortlisted for major awards including the CWA Historical Dagger. This page provides the William Shaw books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1994Spying in Guru LandPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
2000WestsidePOoNB · 2Buy ↗
2004A Superhero for HirePOoNB · 3Buy ↗
200741 Places - 41 StoriesPOoNB · 4Buy ↗
2013A Song From Dead Lips / She's Leaving HomePOoBaTB · 1Buy ↗
2014A House of Knives / The Kings of LondonPOoBaTB · 2Buy ↗
2015A Book of Scars / A Song for the BrokenheartedPOoBaTB · 3Buy ↗
2016The BirdwatcherPOoDACB · 1Buy ↗
2017Play With Fire / Sympathy for the DevilPOoBaTB · 4Buy ↗
2018Salt LanePOoDACB · 2Buy ↗
2019DeadlandPOoDACB · 3Buy ↗
2020Grave's EndPOoDACB · 4Buy ↗
2021The TrawlermanPOoDACB · 5Buy ↗
2022Dead Rich(As: G.W. Shaw)POoSN · 1Buy ↗
2023The Conspirators(As: G.W. Shaw)POoSN · 2Buy ↗
2024The Wild SwimmersPOoDACB · 6Buy ↗
2025The Red ShorePOoDEDB · 1Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels2 books · 2022–2023
01Dead Rich(As: G.W. Shaw)2022Buy ↗
02The Conspirators(As: G.W. Shaw)2023Buy ↗
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books4 books · 1994–2007
01Spying in Guru Land1994Buy ↗
02Westside2000Buy ↗
03A Superhero for Hire2004Buy ↗
0441 Places - 41 Stories2007Buy ↗
Publication Order of DS Alexandra Cupidi Books6 books · 2016–2024
01The Birdwatcher2016Buy ↗
02Salt Lane2018Buy ↗
03Deadland2019Buy ↗
04Grave's End2020Buy ↗
05The Trawlerman2021Buy ↗
06The Wild Swimmers2024Buy ↗
Publication Order of Breen and Tozer Books4 books · 2013–2017
01A Song From Dead Lips / She's Leaving Home2013Buy ↗
02A House of Knives / The Kings of London2014Buy ↗
03A Book of Scars / A Song for the Brokenhearted2015Buy ↗
04Play With Fire / Sympathy for the Devil2017Buy ↗
Publication Order of DS Eden Driscoll Books1 book · 2025
01The Red Shore2025Buy ↗

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