Russel D. McLean

An exceptional talent" - - John Connolly

Russel D McLean is the author of five novels featuring Scottish PI J. McNee. In order of release, they are: The Good Son, The Lost Sister, Father Confessor, Mothers of the Disappeared and Cry Uncle. He has released a further two noir novels set in Glasgow -- And When I Die, and Ed's Dead, both published by Saraband books. Ed's Dead has also been translated into several languages.

McLean's short stories have been published in a variety of markets including Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, the 2007 anthology Expletive Deleted, where 'Pedro Paul' was singled out by Publisher's Weekly as "awesomely dark", the "Geezer Noir" anthology Damn Near Dead 2: Live Noir or Die Trying and the forthcoming (2015) Mammoth Book of Professor Moriarty Adventures.

His official website can be found at www.russeldmcleanbooks.com, and you can follow him on Twitter @russeldmclean where he talks books, films, and so much more.

He spent over a decade in Dundee, and now lives in Glasgow.