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William Shaw

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I'm a crime writer and write the Eden Driscoll series set in South Devon, the Alex Cupidi series set in Dungeness, Kent and the Breen & Tozer series set in London in 1968-9.

My most recent book is The Red Shore, the first I the Eden Driscoll series, set in Teignmouth, Devon.

My non-fiction books include Westsiders , an account of several young would-be rappers struggling to establish themselves against a backdrop of poverty and violence in South Central Los Angeles, Superhero For Hire , a compilation and of the Small Ads columns I wrote for the Observer Magazine, and Spying In Guru Land , in which I joined several British religious cults to write about them.

A Song From Dead Lips was the first in a trilogy of books set in London
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William Shaw He's absent for Salt Lane but he returns for the next book - as yet untitled. Cupidi has the challenge of helping him return to the community after be…moreHe's absent for Salt Lane but he returns for the next book - as yet untitled. Cupidi has the challenge of helping him return to the community after being incarcerated for murder. Writing it now. Thanks for the very kind words.(less)
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The Red Shore, July 3rd

On July 3 2025 I'm launching a new series with a book called The Red Shore: The gripping new Devon-set crime thriller mystery featuring detective Eden Driscoll. It's set in Devon, on a coastline I know very well, and it's really about a man struggling to cope with his responsibilities after he finds himself carer for his nine-year-old nephew. Plus murder, obviously! Read more of this blog post »
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“They are usually asking quite ordinary questions, like why am I here, why are some people rich and others poor, what happens when I die, why doesn’t anybody like me, and so on. The real question is, how come they’re coming up with such weird answers?”
William Shaw, Spying in Guru Land: A Journey into the Strange World of Religious Cults

“Later the FBI would talk of ‘bunkers’ built under the compound.”
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“In the Hare Krishna movement, everything Indian acquires a holiness. Many disciples not only adopt the clothes, but adopt a sort of odd body language too. Spurning the plastic spoons offered, they scoop up their prasadam with their fingers, and thank the servers with palms pressed together. Some even acquire twitchy pseudo-Indian neck movements.”
William Shaw, Spying in Guru Land: A Journey into the Strange World of Religious Cults

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“It was one of those times when the unsatisfactory complexity of the world fades far enough into the distance for the moment to become a thing in itself.”
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message 3: by Susan

Susan Good luck with the book release today!


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William Shaw Has it? News to me! Can I get you a copy then, Susan?


message 1: by Susan

Susan I see a new book has appeared on NetGalley - very exciting!


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