Inspector Jack Oxby Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Da Vinci Deception | 1990 | Buy |
| The Cézanne Chase | 1997 | Buy |
| The Final Faberge | 1999 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of Billy Hudnut | 2004 | Buy |
Thomas Swan wrote art crime mysteries featuring Inspector Jack Oxby of Scotland Yard, a detective who specializes in investigating crimes involving fine art and precious objects. The Da Vinci Deception (1990), The Cezanne Chase (1997), and The Final Faberge (1999) each center on a different masterwork — a Da Vinci painting, a Cezanne, and a Faberge egg — and the criminals who would steal or forge them.
The series drew on Swan’s own knowledge of the art world to create mysteries that combined the procedural investigation of traditional detective fiction with the glamour and high stakes of the international art market. His standalone novel The Friends of Billy Hudnut (2004) stepped outside the art crime genre.