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Home / Authors / William Shaw 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
1994 Spying in Guru Land POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 Westside POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 A Superhero for Hire POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 41 Places - 41 Stories POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 A Song From Dead Lips / She's Leaving Home POoBaTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 A House of Knives / The Kings of London POoBaTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 A Book of Scars / A Song for the Brokenhearted POoBaTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2016 The Birdwatcher POoDACB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 Play With Fire / Sympathy for the Devil POoBaTB · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 Salt Lane POoDACB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Deadland POoDACB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 Grave's End POoDACB · 4 Buy ↗ 2021 The Trawlerman POoDACB · 5 Buy ↗ 2022 Dead Rich(As: G.W. Shaw) POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 The Conspirators(As: G.W. Shaw) POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2024 The Wild Swimmers POoDACB · 6 Buy ↗ 2025 The Red Shore POoDEDB · 1 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 2 books · 2022–2023
01 Dead Rich(As: G.W. Shaw) 2022 Buy ↗ 02 The Conspirators(As: G.W. Shaw) 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 4 books · 1994–2007
01 Spying in Guru Land 1994 Buy ↗ 03 A Superhero for Hire 2004 Buy ↗ 04 41 Places - 41 Stories 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of DS Alexandra Cupidi Books 6 books · 2016–2024
01 The Birdwatcher 2016 Buy ↗ 05 The Trawlerman 2021 Buy ↗ 06 The Wild Swimmers 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Breen and Tozer Books 4 books · 2013–2017
01 A Song From Dead Lips / She's Leaving Home 2013 Buy ↗ 02 A House of Knives / The Kings of London 2014 Buy ↗ 03 A Book of Scars / A Song for the Brokenhearted 2015 Buy ↗ 04 Play With Fire / Sympathy for the Devil 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of DS Eden Driscoll Books 1 book · 2025