📖 About Inspector McLean

Inspector McLean is a series universe written by James Oswald. The complete collection runs to 14 books across 1 series, published between 2012 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Inspector McLean Books with 14 books. It opens with Natural Causes (2012) and currently runs to The Rest Is Death (2025).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Inspector McLean

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Natural Causes (2012), book 1 of Publication Order of Inspector McLean Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Inspector McLean Books in Order

Publication Order of Inspector McLean Books
14 books
1
Natural Causes book cover1Natural Causes2012Buy on Amazon
The Book of Souls book cover2The Book of Souls2012Buy on Amazon
The Hangman's Song book cover3The Hangman's Song2014Buy on Amazon
Dead Men's Bones book cover4Dead Men's Bones2014Buy on Amazon
Prayer for the Dead book cover5Prayer for the Dead2015Buy on Amazon
The Damage Done book cover6The Damage Done2016Buy on Amazon
Written in Bones book cover7Written in Bones2017Buy on Amazon
The Gathering Dark book cover8The Gathering Dark2018Buy on Amazon
Cold as the Grave book cover9Cold as the Grave2019Buy on Amazon
Bury Them Deep book cover10Bury Them Deep2020Buy on Amazon
What Will Burn book cover11What Will Burn2021Buy on Amazon
All That Lives book cover12All That Lives2022Buy on Amazon
For Our Sins book cover13For Our Sins2024Buy on Amazon
The Rest Is Death book cover14The Rest Is Death2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Inspector McLean books are there?
There are 14 books in the Inspector McLean collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2012 and 2025.
What is the first Inspector McLean book?
The first book is Natural Causes, published in 2012.
What order should I read the Inspector McLean books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Inspector McLean books?
The Inspector McLean books were written by James Oswald.
Is the Inspector McLean series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Inspector McLean Books, has 14 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Inspector McLean series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2012, and the most recent in 2025.