Order of James Oswald Books

James Oswald is a Scottish writer known for his crime fiction and epic fantasy novels. He is the author of the Inspector McLean detective series and the Ballad of Sir Benfro epic fantasy series. In addition to novels, James has created comic scripts, short stories, and blogs. He also manages a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep. Oswald published his first novel, Natural Causes, in 2012, which marked the beginning of the Inspector Tony McLean series. That same year, he released a sequel, The Book of Souls, along with two entries in the Ballad of Sir Benfro series: Dreamwalker and The Rose Cord. Below is a list of James Oswald’s books in the order of their original release:

James Oswald became a published novelist in 1997 with the novel Wage Slaves (By: Christopher Fowler). Below is a list of James Oswald's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector McLean Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Natural Causes	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Book of Souls	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hangman's Song	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead Men's Bones	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Prayer for the Dead	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Damage Done	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Written in Bones	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gathering Dark	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cold as the Grave	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bury Them Deep	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What Will Burn	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
All That Lives	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
For Our Sins	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rest Is Death	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of DC Constance Fairchild Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
No Time to Cry	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing to Hide	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nowhere to Run	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ballad of Sir Benfro Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dreamwalker	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rose Cord	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Golden Cage	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Broken World	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Obsidian Throne	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
#ChooseThePlot (With: Jane Casey,Christopher Fowler)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Wage Slaves (By: Christopher Fowler)	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Green Man (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
American Waitress (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Spider Kiss (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beautiful Men (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
#ChooseThePlot (With: Jane Casey,Christopher Fowler)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Washing (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Exit Wounds	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Unnecessary Assassin	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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