Cet auteur crée de la fiction policière brute, souvent située dans les paysages urbains austères de l'Écosse. Ses récits se caractérisent par une voix brute et authentique qui explore les complexités de personnages imparfaits confrontant leurs démons intérieurs. McLean excelle à créer du suspense et à immerger les lecteurs dans les aspects les plus sombres de la nature humaine. Son œuvre est un choix convaincant pour les amateurs d'histoires de détectives au style dur et de thrillers intenses.
Meet Jen, an ordinary lass who accidentally kills her crap boyfriend. Now that Ed's dead, she has to decide what to do with his body, his drugs and a big pile of cash. And, more pressingly, how to escape the hitman who's been sent to recover Ed's stash. A modern noir that proves the female of the species really is more deadly than the male.
Working undercover on behalf of the police, private investigator J. McNee's latest mission is to get close to ageing gangster David Burns and uncover his secrets. In his role as Burns' new right hand man, he's expected to follow orders and get his hands dirty. But how far can McNee go before he crosses the line?