Order of James Oswald Books

James Oswald is a Scottish author of crime fiction and epic fantasy novels. He writes the Inspector McLean detective fiction series as well as the Ballad of Sir Benfro epic fantasy series. James has also written comic scripts, short stories and blogs. Aside from writing, he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland where he raises Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.

James Oswald became a published novelist in 2012 with the novel Natural Causes, which launched his Inspector Tony McLean series. Later that year, he would also publish a follow-up, The Book of Souls and two books in the Ballad of Sir Benfro series – Dreamwalker and The Rose Cord. Below is a list of James Oswald’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector McLean Books

Natural Causes	(2012)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Book of Souls	(2012)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Hangman’s Song	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Dead Men’s Bones	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Prayer for the Dead	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Damage Done	(2016)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Written in Bones	(2017)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Gathering Dark	(2018)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Cold as the Grave	(2019)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Bury Them Deep	(2020)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
What Will Burn	(2021)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
All That Lives	(2022)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
For Our Sins	(2024)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Publication Order of DC Constance Fairchild Books

No Time to Cry	(2018)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Nothing to Hide	(2019)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Nowhere to Run	(2021)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Publication Order of Ballad of Sir Benfro Books

Dreamwalker	(2012)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Rose Cord	(2012)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Golden Cage	(2012)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Broken World	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Obsidian Throne	(2016)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

#ChooseThePlot (With: Jane Casey,Christopher Fowler)

(2014)

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Publication Order of Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas

(with Jane Casey, Christopher Fowler)

Wage Slaves (By: Christopher Fowler)	(1997)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Green Man (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2002)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
American Waitress (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2003)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Spider Kiss (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2007)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Beautiful Men (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2010)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
#ChooseThePlot (With: Jane Casey,Christopher Fowler)	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2016)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Washing (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2019)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
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Publication Order of Anthologies

Dead Simple	(2017)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Exit Wounds	(2019)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
An Unnecessary Assassin	(2023)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Note: Some editions of the Ballad of Sir Benfro series are published as by J.D. Oswald.