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James Oswald


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aka J D Oswald

James has pursued a varied career - from Wine Merchant to International Carriage Driving Course Builder via Call Centre Operative and professional Sheep Shit Sampler (true). He currently lives in a large caravan inside a Dutch Barn in Fife, with three dogs and two cats. He farms Highland cows and Romney sheep by day, writes disturbing fiction by night. 
 

Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Inspector McLean Mysteries
   1. Natural Causes (2012)
   2. The Book of Souls (2012)
   3. The Hangman's Song (2014)
   4. Dead Men's Bones (2014)
   5. Prayer for the Dead (2015)
   6. The Damage Done (2016)
   7. Written in Bones (2017)
   8. The Gathering Dark (2018)
   9. Cold as the Grave (2019)
   10. Bury Them Deep (2020)
   11. What Will Burn (2021)
   12. All That Lives (2022)
   13. For Our Sins (2024)
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Constance Fairchild
   1. No Time to Cry (2018)
   2. Nothing to Hide (2019)
   3. Nowhere to Run (2021)
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Collections
   An Unnecessary Assassin (2023) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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James Oswald recommends
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The Hungry Dark (2024)
Jen Williams
"I was absolutely blown away. This serial killer mystery and thriller fully embraces its folk horror origins. The spooky, sinister setting is superbly drawn. I could almost feel myself shivering in the shadow of Red Rigg Fell."
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The Book of Secrets (2024)
Anna Mazzola
"Deeply unsettling in all the best ways. I absolutely loved it."
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Alien Clay (2024)
Adrian Tchaikovsky
"The central concept unravels itself in a manner that is both deeply satisfying and not at all predictable. He truly is one of our finest writers of SF right now. The whole was an excellent story told with Adrian's trademark skill and flair."

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Anthologies containing stories by James Oswald
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Dead Simple (2017)
(Quick Reads 2017)
edited by
Harry Bingham

Awards
McIlvanney Prize Best Novel nominee (2016) : The Damage Done
McIlvanney Prize Best Novel nominee (2018) : No Time to Cry


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