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William Shaw

    This author is celebrated for their gripping crime fiction, often setting their narratives in meticulously recreated historical urban landscapes. Their work delves into the darker aspects of society, weaving intricate plots with an atmospheric portrayal of city life. Beyond their fictional series, the author has also explored compelling non-fiction topics, investigating subcultures and societal challenges with a keen observational eye. This diverse output showcases a commitment to examining the human condition through both imaginative storytelling and insightful reportage.

    A House of Knives. Kings of London, englische Ausgabe
    Deadland
    The Trawlerman
    The Birdwatcher
    A Book of Scars
    Grave's End
    • 2024

      The newest instalment in the D S Cupidi Series, featuring a mysterious body washed up on the Folkstone shoreline and a suspect whose identity is hidden behind a string of intriguing first dates . . .

      The Wild Swimmers
    • 2021

      THE STUNNING FOURTH BOOK IN THE DS ALEXANDRA CUPIDI INVESTIGATIONS FROM ONE OF CRIME FICTION'S FINEST WRITERS

      The Trawlerman
    • 2020

      Moore's Ethics

      • 75 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      A critical survey of the full range of G. E. Moore's ethical thought, including his rejection of naturalism in favor of the view that 'good' designates a simple indefinable property, his understanding of intrinsic value, his doctrine of organic wholes, and his critique of egoism and subjectivism.

      Moore's Ethics
    • 2020

      The gripping new novel in the DS Alexandra Cupidi series set in Kent

      Grave's End
    • 2019

      Deadland

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      4.1(101)Add rating

      The new DS Cupidi thriller set in contemporary Kent from the bestselling author of The Birdwatcher and Salt Lane

      Deadland
    • 2018

      Salt Lane

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      3.9(1666)Add rating

      A murdered migrant is the first big case for the embattled DS Alexandra Cupidi in a new series by the acclaimed author of The Birdwatcher

      Salt Lane
    • 2017

      In the fourth Breen & Tozer, William Shaw marries a gripping police procedural with an espionage plot to bring the series to a stunning and moving climax

      Sympathy for the Devil
    • 2016

      The Birdwatcher

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.1(176)Add rating

      Dark, intelligent crime novel about a policeman with a secret past, and an emotive exploration of violence within the family

      The Birdwatcher
    • 2015
    • 2015

      CWA Historical Dagger shortlisted third novel in the Breen and Tozer series reveals the crimes of Britain's colonial past.

      A Book of Scars