Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Watchlist |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 |
2011 |
Buy |
| Deadly Pleasures |
2013 |
Buy |
Faroe Islands#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Devil’s Fjord |
2019 |
Buy |
Nic Costa Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Season for the Dead |
2003 |
Buy |
| De Vaticaanse Moorden |
2003 |
N/A |
| The Villa of Mysteries |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Sacred Cut |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Lizard’s Bite |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Seventh Sacrament |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Garden of Evil |
2007 |
Buy |
| Dante’s Numbers |
2008 |
N/A |
| Dante’s Numbers / The Dante Killings |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Blue Demon |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Blue Demon / City of Fear |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Fallen Angel |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Savage Shore |
2018 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Introduction to Desk Top Publishing |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Quark XPress companion |
1988 |
Buy |
| East Anglia: Travels and Short Breaks |
1990 |
Buy |
| Setting Up in Spain |
1990 |
Buy |
| Wessex: Travels and Short Breaks |
1990 |
Buy |
| Saved: How an English Village Fought for Its Future… and Won |
2011 |
Buy |
| Writing a Novel with Scrivener |
2011 |
Buy |
| Writing: A User Manual |
2012 |
Buy |
Pieter Vos Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The House of Dolls |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Wrong Girl |
2015 |
Buy |
| Little Sister |
2016 |
Buy |
| De stenen engel |
2017 |
N/A |
| Sleep Baby Sleep |
2017 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Judith and the Holy Ferns |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dead Men’s Socks |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Circle |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shanghai Thunder |
1986 |
Buy |
| Semana Santa / Death in Seville |
1996 |
Buy |
| Epiphany |
1996 |
Buy |
| Solstice |
1999 |
Buy |
| Native Rites |
2000 |
Buy |
| Lucifer’s Shadow / The Cemetery of Secrets |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Promised Land |
2007 |
Buy |
| Carnival for the Dead |
2011 |
Buy |
| Macbeth |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Flood |
2013 |
Buy |
| Hamlet, Prince of Denmark |
2014 |
Buy |
| Juliet and Romeo |
2016 |
Buy |
| Shoother in the Shadows |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Garden of Angels |
2021 |
Buy |
| Baptiste: The Blade Must Fall |
2024 |
Buy |
| When the Germans Come |
2024 |
Buy |
The Killing Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Forbrydelsen |
2012 |
N/A |
| The Killing |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Killing II |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Killing III |
2014 |
Buy |
Travels in Spain Non-Fiction Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Granada And Eastern Andalucia |
1990 |
Buy |
| Seville and Western Andalusia |
1990 |
Buy |
| Mallorca |
1990 |
Buy |
Venetian Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Medici Murders |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Borgia Portrait |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Four Deadly Seasons |
2025 |
Buy |
David Hewson has been writing since the 1980s, with a career that spans crime fiction, literary novels, travel writing, and books about the craft of writing. His longest-running series features Nic Costa, a Rome-based detective whose cases take him through the art, religion, and dark history of Italy. The series ran for thirteen books from 2003 to 2018, starting with A Season for the Dead and ending with The Savage Shore.
Hewson also novelized the Danish television series The Killing, adapting all three seasons into book form. His Pieter Vos series, set in Amsterdam, ran for five books and brought the same attention to place that characterized his Italian fiction. More recently, the Venetian Mystery series has given him another Italian setting to work with, while Devil’s Fjord took him to the Faroe Islands. His standalone novels range from Shakespeare adaptations (Macbeth, Hamlet, Juliet and Romeo) to historical fiction and contemporary thrillers. His non-fiction includes travel guides and books on writing, including the widely read Writing: A User Manual.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has David Hewson written?
David Hewson has written 59 books across ten series.
What was David Hewson's first book?
David Hewson’s first book is Shanghai Thunder, published in 1986.
What role do European settings play in David Hewson's fiction?
Hewson’s novels are defined by their settings. The Nic Costa books bring Rome to life with its art, history, and politics. The Pieter Vos series captures Amsterdam’s canals and neighborhoods. His Venetian Mystery books explore Venice. Each location is as important to the stories as the characters themselves.