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Setting up edinburgh as the backdrop to the action, it goes about creating the overall tone and arc of the series that was to follow in the subsequent novels. He writes supernaturaltinged crime novels that seem perfect for fans of authors like will carver. Youve found the website of james oswald, author of the inspector mclean series, the ballad of sir benfro series and the constance fairchild series of novels. Her remains are carefully arranged, in what seems to have been a cruel and macabre ritual, which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago. Next up in our series of interviews with selfpublished authors is penguins next big thing james oswald author of natural causes, the first in the detective mclean crime novels. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read natural causes. This is book six in james oswalds series about edinburgh detective di tony mclean. Straight away we come to the one aspect of these books. Showcasing this lesserknown erotic side of dahls celebrated genius that would make even a fan of fifty shades of grey blush, my uncle oswald is the unapologetically racy memoir of oswald hendryks corneliusbon vivant, collector of spiders, and undoubtedly the greatest fornicator of all time. In 2014, james oswalds debut book, natural causes, was nominated for the dagger award. Natural causes by james oswald is the first of his inspector mclean mysteries and is a very good opener to a series that promises to reveal extremely dark deeds afoot in edinburgh. The first seven, natural causes, the book of souls, the hangmans song, dead mens bones, prayer for the dead, the damage done and written in bones are available as penguin. This is book six in james oswald s series about edinburgh detective di tony mclean.
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