The Lost Sister

Dundonian Detective J McNee dives deep into the underworld of Scotland's fourth city in this gripping sequel to The Good Son...

Mary Furst is missing. The teenager, god-daughter of local hard man David Burns, was a good girl with no history of trouble.Could her God-father's illegal enterprises be connected to her disappearance?

Private investigator, J McNee doesn't want to get involved in the case. But when an eccentric fellow investigator with a strange connection to Mary claims that she's in danger, McNee soon discovers that the worst lies people tell are the ones to they intend to protect themselves, and that old secrets have a way of impacting on the present.

The second J McNee mystery "begins to open up McNee's psychological baggage" (Library Journal, starred review) adding new layers to the detective readers first met in Shamus-award shortlisted, "The Good Son".

Praise for The Lost Sister and Russel D McLean

"...an intense, taut crime story with a caustic PI. Not to be missed by fans of straight-up hardboiled noir." RTBook Reviews

"...snappily written heart-thumper." The Skinny Magazine

"Assured and uncompromising" The Big Issue

About the author

Russel D McLean is the author of five novels featuring Dundonian PI, J McNee, and two standalone noir novels: And When I Die, and Ed's Dead, the latter of which has been translated into French and German. His debut novel was nominated for a Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America. His short stories have been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies. When not writing, he works as a freelance editor, and occasionally teaches masterclasses in creative writing. visit his website at russeldmcleanbooks.com, or follow him on Twitter @russeldmclean.