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ⓘ About William Shaw
William Shaw is a journalist and a writer working in the United States and the United Kingdom. He is popularly known for his outstanding work such as Westsiders: Stories of the Boys in the Hood which narrates the chronicles of the group of Los Angelinos working to becoming prosperous hip hop artists. He is a former worker for the Details Magazine and remains a contributing editor. While working with the Detail Magazine, he spent several months in Utah desert where he lived with the Stone Age survivalist. While working cross burning Undercover with the Neo-Nazi Christianity in Idaho, later he began his journalism career working as an Assistant Editor for the Goth magazine ZigZag.
All Book Series by William Shaw
A Song From Dead Lips / She's Leaving Home
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2013
Play With Fire / Sympathy for the Devil
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2017
The Conspirators
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023 Pen name · G.W. Shaw
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is William Shaw?
William Shaw is a journalist and a writer working in the United States and the United Kingdom. He is popularly known for his outstanding work such as Westsiders: Stories of the Boys in the Hood which narrates the chronicles of the group of Los Angelinos working to becoming prosperous hip hop artists. He is a former worker for the Details Magazine and remains a contributing editor.
Which William Shaw series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Breen and Tozer series, the earliest of William Shaw's multi-book series: it opens with A Song From Dead Lips / She's Leaving Home (2013) and runs to 4 books across 2013–2017, ending with Play With Fire / Sympathy for the Devil (2017). William Shaw's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has William Shaw written?
William Shaw has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2026. 12 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the DS Alexandra Cupidi series with 6 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should William Shaw's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. William Shaw's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Breen and Tozer (2013–2017, 4 books), DS Alexandra Cupidi (2016–2024, 6 books) and DS Eden Driscoll (2025–2026, 2 books).
How are William Shaw's books organised into series?
This guide splits William Shaw's 18 books into 3 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: DS Alexandra Cupidi (6 books, 2016–2024); Breen and Tozer (4 books, 2013–2017); DS Eden Driscoll (2 books, 2025–2026).