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Author: William Shaw

Music journalist turned crime fiction author, William Shaw writes the acclaimed series with Detective Sergeant Alexandra Cupidi, set in Dungeness, Kent.

The Red Shore is the start of a new series based in Teignmouth, Devon. The second book in the series, The Burning Tide, is due in July 2026; signed and dedicated copies will be available exclusively to Gumshoe Books; pre-order now to reserve a signed copy.


  • Book cover of 'The Red Shore' by William Shaw with a stormy sky and pier.
    Signed by the author

    William Shaw

    The Red Shore

    Eden Driscoll 1

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'The Burning Tide' by William Shaw
    Pre-order, signed

    William Shaw

    The Burning Tide

    Eden Driscoll 2

    Regular price £18.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    The Red Shore

    Eden Driscoll 1

    Regular price £18.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    The Birdwatcher

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    A Song From Dead Lips

    Breen and Tozer 1

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    Salt Lane

    Alexandra Cupidi 1

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    Grave's End

    Alexandra Cupidi 3

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    The Wild Swimmers

    Alexandra Cupidi 5

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    The Trawlerman

    Alexandra Cupidi 4

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    Deadland

    Alexandra Cupidi 2

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    A House of Knives

    Breen and Tozer 2

    Regular price £10.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    A Book of Scars

    Breen and Tozer 3

    Regular price £12.99 GBP
  • William Shaw

    Sympathy for the Devil

    Breen and Tozer 4

    Regular price £10.99 GBP