The Red Shore

Met detective Eden Driscoll never wanted a child, but when his estranged sister vanishes from her sailboat, he is asked to look after her son Finn – the nephew he hadn’t even known existed.

Resettled in the seaside town of Teignmouth, Eden adjusts to his newfound parenthood. Then Finn disappears from school, and Eden knows something is dreadfully wrong.

When Eden’s sister’s body is finally found, floating in the sea, local police rule her death an accident, but Eden isn’t convinced. She was an experienced sailor and would never sail without a life jacket. Eden starts searching his sister’s life for answers, and what he discovers changes everything.

The Red Shore is the first in a new series featuring DS Eden Driscoll, set on the estuary that William Shaw grew up on.

Preorder links below. You can also order from Foyles, Hive, Waterstones and WH Smith.

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“‘I’ve always loved Shaw’s writing – the clarity of the prose and the terrific characterisation- but I think The Red Shore is perhaps his best yet.” Ann Cleeves

“William Shaw is yet to write a bad sentence, and The Red Shore continues that remarkable trend. Expertly paced with beautifully drawn characters, William weaves a plot that’s twistier than a cramping snake into the stunning setting of a small Devon fishing town. Highly recommended.” M. W. Craven

“The Red Shore is crime fiction at its very best, a knotty mystery combined with a compelling personal story, set in a beautifully evoked landscape. I can’t wait to read more about Eden Driscoll.” Elly Griffiths

“I loved it.  A sucking rip-tide of a plot, a working-boat Devon setting so fresh you can taste the salt tang of the sea, a cast of spikily individual characters and, at the book’s emotional heart, the original and captivating story of a bachelor uncle policeman and his vulnerable nine-year-old nephew thrown together by adversity.” Simon Mason, author of the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries and the Finder Series

“A gripping and wonderful thriller – and what a treat to know it is the first in a series” Nicci French

“William Shaw’s The Red Shore takes fish-out-of-water Met Detective DS Eden Driscoll to the windy shores of Devon and a case involving his vanished sister, a dark mystery powered by a wonderfully constructed relationship between Driscoll and the young nephew he never knew he had. Shaw proves, once again, that he is the undisputed king of seaside noir.” Vaseem Khan

“The Red Shore is an eerie, pacy thriller set in Devon (bonus points for that!). Plays like a movie in your mind as you read. ALL the emotions, characters to root for & truly, such great writing. Loved it!” Helen Fields

“Tightly plotted with a rich setting and an eclectic cast, The Red Shore grabbed my attention from the beginning and didn’t let go. Eden Driscoll is the type of quietly steadfast detective that I’ll happily follow into more mysteries, and this book has the perfect balance of unsettling questions and rising action, with just the right dash of found family to round it out.” Kristen Perrin

“I’m so happy for future-me that The Red Shore the first in a new series. I’ll happily spend many more hours in this world and with these characters, especially a rather attractive DS Eden Driscoll. This is a deeply accomplished and satisfying thriller that does exactly what good crime fiction should – makes you think about our society and our responsibilities. The plot is pacy, the cast is compelling, the setting is sharp. By turns funny, sad, shocking – and always riveting – I keep saying this about William Shaw novels, but this one is his best yet!” Jo Furniss, Dead Mile

“The Red Shore opens with a heart in the mouth moment and the pace never lets up. I fell in love with Eden and Finn – I hope there’s more to come from them! Beautifully written against a background of the ocean, the characters are deftly drawn. It’s a crime novel which tugs at the heart strings. Loved it.’ Rachel Wolf

“Immersive, atmospheric suspenseful and so heartwarming. In tune with the zeitgeist, William Shaw is at the height of his powers.” Lesley Thomson

“A welcome introduction to our newest crime hero: Eden Driscoll. Haunted with childhood trauma of his own, Eden is summoned to Devon where he discovers his estranged sister missing, and a nephew he never knew he had. Wonderfully evocative of the West Country, The Red Shore is full of suspense and mystery. A triumph!” Sam Holland