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William Shaw Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 17 books / 5 series

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 William Shaw Books in Chronological Order

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

William Shaw Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2022-2023
01 Dead Rich(As: G.W. Shaw) 2022 Buy
02 The Conspirators(As: G.W. Shaw) 2023 Buy
01 Spying in Guru Land 1994 Buy
02 Westside 2000 Buy
03 A Superhero for Hire 2004 Buy
04 41 Places - 41 Stories 2007 Buy
01 The Birdwatcher 2016 Buy
02 Salt Lane 2018 Buy
03 Deadland 2019 Buy
04 Grave's End 2020 Buy
05 The Trawlerman 2021 Buy
06 The Wild Swimmers 2024 Buy
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
01 The Red Shore 2025 Buy

Where to start with William Shaw

What is the best order to read William Shaw 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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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.