[1] Shaw is known for her critically acclaimed trilogy of novels about the fictional doctor Greta Helsing, who has a clinic in London for special-needs clients with supernatural abilities.

[3] Dreadful Company appeared on the 2018 Locus recommended reading list.

[4] In the third book, Grave Importance, Greta Helsing temporarily directs an exclusive mummy spa near Marseille.

[5] Strange Practice and its sequels reference many characters from classic vampire literature, including Lord Ruthven, Sir Francis Varney, and Abraham Van Helsing.

[6][7] In an interview with the journalist Liz Bourke, Shaw stated that she once wished to be a doctor like her protagonist, and reads medical textbooks for fun.