William Shaw has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and long-listed three times for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. He writes thrillers under the name G. W. Shaw.His DS Alexandra Cupidi series - and the standalone bestseller The Birdwatcher - are set in Dungeness Kent. He also writes the acclaimed Breen & Tozer crime series set in sixties London. He worked as a journalist for over twenty years and lives in Brighton.For updates and giveways, subscribe at willliamshaw.com/subscribe.He's also the author of several non-fiction books including Westsiders: Stories of the Boys in the Hood, about a year spent with the young men of South Central Los Angeles, and A Superhero For Hire, a compilation of columns in the Observer Magazine. Starting out as assistant editor of the post-punk magazine ZigZag, he has been a journalist for The Observer, The New York Times, Wired, Arena and The Face and was Amazon UK Music Journalist of the Year. He runs the online book event Reading Party.williamshaw.com@william1shawwww.facebook.com/williamshawwriterwww.twitter.com/williams1shawwww.instagram.com/william1shawRead more about this authorRead less about this author