James Oswald

James Oswald

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The Rest Is Death (Inspector McLean, #14) was the most recently released book by James Oswald, on March 27th, 2025.

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James Oswald Stats: The highest rated book by James Oswald on Book Notification is The Hangman's Song, the 3rd novel in the Inspector McLean series. The second-highest rated book is Dead Men's Bones (Inspector McLean #4).

The most read book by James Oswald on Book Notification is Natural Causes, the first novel in the Inspector McLean series. The second most read book is The Book of Souls (Inspector McLean #2).

Below is a complete list of James Oswald books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by James Oswald is the Inspector McLean Series.

List of Inspector McLean Books in Publication Order

Detective Inspector Anthony McLean solves Edinburgh's disturbing and complex cases.

List of DC Constance Fairchild Books in Publication Order

List of Ballad of Sir Benfro Books in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

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List of James Oswald Anthologies in Publication Order

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James Oswald

James Oswald is the author of the Inspector McLean series which currently consists of 14 novels. The Inspector McLean series started in 2012 with the novel Natural Causes. The most recently released novel in the Inspector McLean series was The Rest Is Death which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Inspector McLean series.

James Oswald has also written the Ballad of Sir Benfro series which has 5 books including Dreamwalker and The Rose Cord.

James Oswald: Awards & Accolades

James Oswald was nominated for multiple awards including: The Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2017, and the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2021.

James Oswald books have been nominated for multiple awards, Natural Causes was nominated for the British Book Awards, Debut Book of the Year, in 2013 as well as the CrimeFest - Sounds of Crime Award in 2014. The Hangman's Song was nominated for the CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award, in 2015. Written in Bones was nominated for The Dead Good Reader Award, The Case Closed Award for Best Police Procedural, in 2017.

James Oswald: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Natural Causes was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2013 Summer Pick.

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  1. Andrew Mayne, author of The Naturalist Series.
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  3. Yrsa Sigurdardottir, author of the Thora Gudmundsdottir Series.
  4. John Sandford, author of the Prey/Lucas Davenport Series.
  5. Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme Series.
  6. Jonathan Kellerman, author of the Alex Delaware Series.
  7. J.A. Jance, author of the Joanna Brady Series.
  8. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
  9. Jo Nesbø, author of the Harry Hole Series .
  10. Mick Herron, author of the Slough House Series.

James Oswald: F.A.Q

What was the first book James Oswald wrote?

The first book written by James Oswald was Natural Causes, published in 2012.

What was the most recent book James Oswald wrote?

His most recently released work was The Rest Is Death on March 27th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by James Oswald?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular James Oswald book is Natural Causes. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Natural Causes (8.4)
  2. The Book of Souls (8.29)
  3. Dead Men's Bones (8.4)
  4. The Hangman's Song (8.5)
  5. Prayer for the Dead (9)

Are there upcoming new books by James Oswald?

James Oswald does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has James Oswald written?

James Oswald has written 23 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 14 books in the Inspector McLean Series, 3 books in the DC Constance Fairchild Series, 5 books in the Ballad of Sir Benfro Series, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 Short Story/Novella.

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