William Shaw is the author of the Alex Cupidi series, set in Dungeness. His first book set there,The Birdwatcher, waslonglisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and hailed as “a contender for thriller of the year” in The Sun.Salt Lane, the first in the series was also longlisted for the Theakston's prize and the CWA Golden Dagger. His books have also been nominated for a Barry Award, the Golden Bullet, and the CWA Historical Dagger.The latest in the series,Deadland, was crime book of the month in theSunday Timesand picked as one of the top summer reads by bothThe Sunday Timesand theMail on Sunday.Salt Lanehas been optioned for TV by Expectation Entertainment.Grave's Endwill be published in May 2020.