J. McNee
Created by Russel McLean

A former Dundee cop, J. McNEE makes for a particularly moody private eye, all dour brooding and angst, pounding the streets of a well-rendered Dundee, Scotland.

McNee quits the police force after a horroriffic car crash that killed his girlfriend and left him shattered, both physically and psychologically, so I guess he has a reason for all the moping. Fortunately McLean conjures up more than a mere pity party -- he's got a fresh, original voice, full of heart and sly black humour, and he makes McNee a surprisingly compelling figure, a swirl of grief and guilt and surprising anger.

The author writes for Crime Spree Magazine, The Big Thrill, At Central Booking and Crime Scene Scotland. His short fiction has been published in crime magazines and web sites (including Thrilling Detective) in both the US and the UK. He lives in Dundee, Scotland. Where else?

By the way, McNee's forerunner, Sam Bryson, appeared in the pages of The Thrilling Detective Web Site. An individual entry on Bryson has been promised by the author his own bad self...

UNDER OATH

• "The Dundee locale, some mordant Scots wit, and the plausibly clumsy showdown with the sociopaths in an ancient graveyard make this a promising debut."
  --Thomas Gaughan in Booklist

NOVELS

• The Good Son (2008) ...Buy this book. Kindle it!
• The Lost Sister (2009)...Buy this book. Kindle it!

RELATED LINKS

• Russel McLean
  The author's offical site.
  
  
• My Pal, Sam Bryson
  Russel explains why he decided to bring Sam back...

Report submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.