James Oswald Popular Books

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James Oswald may refer to: James Oswald (elder) (1650–1716), of Dunniker, Scottish politician, MP for Dysart Burgh, 1710–15 James Oswald (composer) (1710–1769), Scottish composer, arranger, cellist, and music publisher James Oswald (younger) (1715–1769), of Dunnikier, Scottish Whig politician and Privy Counsellor James Townsend Oswald (1748–1814), of Dunnikier, Scottish politician James Oswald (merchant) (1779-1853), of Shieldhall, Scottish merchant and MP for Glasgow James Francis Oswald (1838–1908), British politician, Member of Parliament for Oldham Jimmy Oswald (1868–1948), Scottish footballer James Oswald (writer), Scottish writer James Oswald (moderator) (1703–1793), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1765. Discover the James Oswald popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James Oswald books.

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  • My Bloody Valentine synopsis, comments

    My Bloody Valentine

    Alastair Gunn

    From the bestselling author of The Advent Killer SHE LOVES ME, SHE LOVES ME NOT ...The second thrilling novel in the DCI Antonia Hawkins series by Alastair Gunn When the body of a ...

  • Rest in Pieces synopsis, comments

    Rest in Pieces

    Bess Lovejoy

    A “marvelously macabre” (Kirkus Reviews) history of the bizarre afterlives of corpses of the celebrated and notorious dead.For some of the most influential figures in history, deat...

  • The Sign of the Devil synopsis, comments

    The Sign of the Devil

    Oscar de Muriel

    THE FINAL FREY & McGRAY MYSTERYAll will be revealed... The Devil Has Come to Edinburgh...An illfated graverobbery unearths a corpse with a most disturbing symbol on it. When...

  • The Sea Detective synopsis, comments

    The Sea Detective

    Mark Douglas-Home

    Discover the chilling first mystery in a truly unique crime series you won't be able to put down'There comes a time when a novel raises the bar for a particular genre, and The Sea ...

  • Down to the Woods synopsis, comments

    Down to the Woods

    M. J. Arlidge

    If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone . . .FROM THE MILLIONCOPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ARLIDGEThe last thing Tom Campbell remembers is camping in the New Fore...

  • Cold As The Grave synopsis, comments

    Cold As The Grave

    James Oswald

    The ninth book in the Sunday Timesbestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers. Her mummified body is hidden in ...

  • The Burial Circle synopsis, comments

    The Burial Circle

    Kate Ellis

    A skeleton discovered. A murder to be solved . . . On a stormy night in December, a tree is blown down on an isolated Devon farm. When the fallen tree is dragged away, a rucksack i...

  • Blood Torment synopsis, comments

    Blood Torment

    T.F. Muir

    When a threeyear old girl is reported missing, DCI Andy Gilchrist is assigned the case. But Gilchrist soon suspects that the child's mother Andrea Davis may be responsible for he...

  • Natural Causes synopsis, comments

    Natural Causes

    James Oswald

    Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean is drawn into a set of cases separated by six decades, but connected by a macabre and brutal ritual killing in the first entry of the Dete...

  • Written In Bones synopsis, comments

    Written In Bones

    James Oswald

    The roots of murder run deep . . . 'Unsettling atmosphere, strong sense of place and a canny twist: Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names' Guardian When a body...

  • The Remains of An Altar synopsis, comments

    The Remains of An Altar

    Phil Rickman & Julie Maisey

    Merrily Watkins, parish priest, single mum and Deliverance Consultant to the Diocese of Hereford, heads for the Malvern Hills to investigate an alleged paranormal dimension to a sp...

  • WHAT WILL BURN synopsis, comments

    WHAT WILL BURN

    James Oswald

    The eleventh book in the Sunday Timesbestselling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers. The charred remains of an elderly woman are disco...

  • The Gathering Dark synopsis, comments

    The Gathering Dark

    James Oswald

    The gripping new crime thriller in the highly acclaimed Inspector McLean series A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling hi...

  • Bury Them Deep synopsis, comments

    Bury Them Deep

    James Oswald

    The tenth book in the Sunday Timesbestselling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers When a member of the Police Scotland team fails to clock...

  • Collateral Damage synopsis, comments

    Collateral Damage

    Mark Shaw

    If there had been no coverup of Robert Kennedy’s complicity in the murder of Marilyn Monroe in 1962 and he had been prosecuted based on compelling evidence at the time, the assassi...

  • Selected Poems synopsis, comments

    Selected Poems

    Osip Mandelshtam

    James Greene's acclaimed translations of the poetry of Osip Mandelshtam, now in an extensively revised and augmented edition.

  • The Girls Inside synopsis, comments

    The Girls Inside

    NJ Mackay

    A gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up i...

  • The Driftwood Girls synopsis, comments

    The Driftwood Girls

    Mark Douglas-Home

    TWO MISSING WOMEN. AN OCEAN FULL OF SECRETS . . .'A firstclass mystery perplexing and at times disturbing' i'Intelligence, imagination and lucid writing' The TimesKate and Flora h...

  • Nowhere To Run synopsis, comments

    Nowhere To Run

    James Oswald

    The gripping new thriller in the brilliant Constance Fairchild series, from one of Scotland's foremost crime writers. On compassionate leave following the death of her mother, Dete...

  • Boy in the Well synopsis, comments

    Boy in the Well

    Douglas Lindsay

    DI WESTPHALL.No ordinary detective.No ordinary investigations.A twisting new crime series set in the Scottish Highlands. For fans of Stephen King, Christopher Brookmyre and John Co...

  • Last Word synopsis, comments

    Last Word

    Mark Lane & Robert K. Tanenbaum

    Mark Lane tried the only U.S. court case in which the jurors concluded that the CIA plotted the murder of President Kennedy, but there was always a missing piece: How did the CIA c...

  • The Last Investigation synopsis, comments

    The Last Investigation

    Gaeton Fonzi, Marie Fonzi & Dick Russell

    A shocking exposé looking into the failure of our government to investigate the assassination of a president.Now featuring a foreword from New York Times bestselling author Dick Ru...

  • Alone with the Dead synopsis, comments

    Alone with the Dead

    James Nally

    ‘IMPECCABLE DESCRIPTIONS MADE THE STORY COME ALIVE … EXHILARATING STUFF’ THE SUNThe first in an electrifying new British detective series starring PC Donal Lynch.Meet PC Donal Lync...

  • The Fine Art of Invisible Detection synopsis, comments

    The Fine Art of Invisible Detection

    Robert Goddard

    'One of the finest crime writers of any generation' Daily Mail'He's the high priest of plot ... deftly woven, but also beautifully written ... I loved it' Mel GiedroycUmiko Wada ha...

  • No Time To Cry synopsis, comments

    No Time To Cry

    James Oswald

    From one of the UK's biggest crime writers the man who brought you the bestselling Inspector McLean novels comes a phenomenal new series guaranteed to have your heart in your mou...

  • Presumed Dead synopsis, comments

    Presumed Dead

    Mason Cross

    'I absolutely LOVED it, move over Reacher, I have a new favourite hero.' Jenny Blackhurst'What do you know about the Devil Mountain Killer?'THENAdeline Connor was the Devil Mountai...

  • The Killing Connection synopsis, comments

    The Killing Connection

    T.F. Muir

    How well do you know the person you love? A woman's body is washed up on the rocks by the castle ruins in St Andrews with evidence of strangulation, and no ID. Two days into the ca...

  • Exit Wounds synopsis, comments

    Exit Wounds

    Paul Kane & Marie O'Regan

    A brandnew anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Jeffrey Deaver, Elly Griffiths and Joe R. Landsdale.Featuring both original inuniverse stories and ...

  • The Mechanical Devil synopsis, comments

    The Mechanical Devil

    Kate Ellis

    Secrets never stay buried for long . . . When archaeologist Neil Watson unearths a longburied mechanical figure in a Dartmoor field, he is determined to discover the truth behind t...

  • The Killer Inside synopsis, comments

    The Killer Inside

    Will Carver

    A FREE digitalonly short story from the acclaimed author of Girl 4. Included is an exclusive extract of Will Carver's new book Dead Set (out 21st November 2013).I am about to be pu...

  • The Woman Who Walked into the Sea synopsis, comments

    The Woman Who Walked into the Sea

    Mark Douglas-Home

    The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A pageturning, heartbreaking mystery 'full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit' (Scotsman)....

  • The Fabric of Sin synopsis, comments

    The Fabric of Sin

    Phil Rickman

    The Master House, close to the Welsh border, is medieval and slowly falling into ruins. Now the house and its surrounding land have been sold to the Duchy of Cornwall. But the Duch...

  • A Portrait Of Leni Riefenstahl synopsis, comments

    A Portrait Of Leni Riefenstahl

    Audrey Salkeld

    Leni Riefenstahl will always be remembered for her brilliant film of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin still rated as one of the best documentaries ever made. Before that she was a...

  • Oswald and the CIA synopsis, comments

    Oswald and the CIA

    John Newman

    From the acclaimed author of JFK and Vietnam comes a book that uncovers the government's role in the Kennedy assassination more clearly than any previous inquiry. What was the exte...