David Ashton

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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2011
  • Latest Book:
    September 2017
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Full Series List in Order

An Inspector McLevy Mystery

1 - Shadow of the Serpent (May-2011)
2 - Fall from Grace (May-2011)
3 - Trick of the Light (May-2011)
4 - End of the Line (Dec-2011)
5 - The Painted Lady (May-2013)
6 - Nor Will He Sleep (Sep-2013)

Book List in Order: 9 titles

  • Fall from Grace

    An Inspector McLevy Mystery - 2

    BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times | 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENS...

  • Shadow of the Serpent

    An Inspector McLevy Mystery - 1

    ...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVY| 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' actor Brian Cox | 'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society | 'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AN...

  • Trick of the Light

    An Inspector McLevy Mystery - 3

    BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times | 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENS...

  • End of the Line

    An Inspector McLevy Mystery - 4

    ’David Ashton’s writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing, and his narrative grabs you - I was going to say, by the throat - and doesn’t let you go’ - The Sherlock Holmes Society of London Â'McLevy is a sort of Victorian Mo...

  • The Painted Lady

    An Inspector McLevy Mystery - 5

    A dead judge’s wife is suspected of poisoning him and the Haymarket police think they have a foolproof case. They have undisclosed evidence she has been having an affair with a society artist plus the fact that a quantity of arsenic has been found ...

  • Nor Will He Sleep

    An Inspector McLevy Mystery - 6

    BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times | 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENS...

  • McLevy, The Collected Editions

    Brian Cox stars as the Edinburgh detective in nine episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series. Inspired by the real-life memoirs of a Victorian Inspector in Scotland, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with...

  • Mistress of the Just Land

    'Jean Brash is my favourite character and David Ashton's writing is as delicious, elegant and compelling as she is' Siobhan Redmond (Jean Brash in BBC Radio 4's McLevy series)Jean Brash, who first appeared in BBC Radio 4's Inspector McLevy mysteries,...

  • The Lost Daughter

    For fans of Elementary, Ripper Street and Sherlock Holmes - meet Jean Brash, a feisty, self-made woman turned sleuth in murky Victorian Edinburgh where crime and high society meet.Jean Brash is beautiful, intelligent and in her prime. Owner of The J...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

David Ashton has published 9 books.

David Ashton does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Lost Daughter, was published in September 2017.

The first book by David Ashton, Shadow of the Serpent, was published in May 2011.

Yes. David Ashton has 1 series.
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