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ⓘ About David Field
David Field is a published author of fiction. David Field was born in Nottingham after the war. He attended the local high school and then higher learning, studying and earning his law degree. After that he became a practitioner of criminal law and an academic for the rest of his career. He emigrated to Australia in 1989. He resides there to this day. The author combined his loves of English and history together in unique historical novels. It was a way for the author to escape from life and its realities while working criminal law. But he didn’t start to get them published until retirement and when he was close to it.
All Book Series by David Field
Death Among the Nightingales
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2021
A Plague on Both Your Houses
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020
Canary Child
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2014 Co-authored · Alan Dance
Bendigo: The Right Fist of God
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020 Co-authored · Alan Dance
Shifting Baselines: The Past and the Future of Ocean Fisheries
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is David Field?
David Field is a published author of fiction. David Field was born in Nottingham after the war. He attended the local high school and then higher learning, studying and earning his law degree.
Which David Field series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Esther and Jack Enright Mysteries series, the earliest of David Field's multi-book series: it opens with The Gaslight Stalker (2018) and runs to 13 books across 2018–2026, ending with Matrons of Dishonour (2026). David Field's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has David Field written?
David Field has 62 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 55 of them belong to 11 named series — the largest being the Esther and Jack Enright Mysteries series with 13 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should David Field's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David Field's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Esther and Jack Enright Mysteries (2018–2026, 13 books), The Tudor Saga (2019, 6 books) and Constable Thomas Lincraft Mystery (2019, 3 books), plus 8 more.
How are David Field's books organised into series?
This guide splits David Field's 62 books into 11 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Esther and Jack Enright Mysteries (13 books, 2018–2026); Medieval Saga (7 books, 2022–2023); Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries (6 books, 2023–2025); The Tudor Saga (6 books, 2019); Australian Historical Saga (4 books, 2021), plus 6 further series.