James Oswald

James Oswald

aka J D Oswald
James Oswald is a Scottish writer and farmer who has written the Inspector McLean and The Ballad of Sir Benfro series of books. He initially self-published his books but is now published by Penguin

Born in The United Kingdom July 22, 1967
Genres: Mystery

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)

Constance Fairchild

1. No Time to Cry (2018)
2. Nothing to Hide (2019)
3. Nowhere to Run (2021)

Novellas
#ChooseThePlot (2014) (with Jane Casey and Christopher Fowler)

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