Author Information
Russel D. McLean's Latest Book

Newest Release

  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2009
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
  • Author Rating:
  • Share:

Full Series List in Order

J. McNee

1 - The Good Son (Dec-2009)
2 - The Lost Sister (Oct-2009)
3 - Father Confessor (Sep-2012)
4 - Mothers of the Disappeared (Aug-2014)
5 - Cry Uncle (Mar-2015)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • A teenage girl is missing. Her godfather is a known criminal and her mother is hiding a dark secret. For Private Investigator J. McNee, what starts as a favor for a friend soon becomes a nightmare as he races to find the girl before itââ,¬â"¢s too l...



  • THE GOOD SON is the most exciting, and gripping, Scottish crime fiction debut of recent years. Stylish and atmospheric, it marks the arrival of a exceptional talent. --John Connolly McLean has all the merits of this brilliant writer Jean-Patrick Manc...



  • DC Ernie Bright is dead. A good cop gone bad Not everyone believes that one of Tayside Constabulary's longest serving detectives was leading a double life. One of those looking to vindicate the dead copper is Bright's protege, private investigator J ...



  • Dundee-based private investigator J. McNee finds his past is about to catch up with him in this intriguing mystery Suspended from the Association of British Investigators and facing an enquiry into his alleged misconduct over four years previously...



  • Dundee-based private investigator J. McNee finds himself way out of his depth in his latest undercover assignment Working undercover on behalf of the police, McNee’s mission is to get close to aging gangster David Burns and uncover his secrets....



  • Families Can Be Murder His family believes he’s dead. The police believe he’s dead. But Ray Scobie, a killer who can’t feel pain, doesn’t die so easily. Betrayed by his own father, near-fatally wounded and lying in hospital as ‘John Doeâ€...



  • "A high-octane read." - Maxim JakubowskiMeet Jen. She works in a bookshop and likes the odd glass of Prosecco... oh, and she's about to be branded The Most Dangerous Woman in Scotland.Jen Carter is a failed writer with a rubbish boyfriend, Ed. That i...



  • Before he introduced the world to Scottish Private Investigator J McNee, award-nominated crime writer Russel D McLean wrote a series of gritty short stories featuring PI Sam Bryson, a young investigator with a strong sense of justice that is tested t...



  • Newly assigned to CID, Detective Constable Elizabeth Burnet needs to prove herself more than most. In an era rife with misogynistic attitudes, some see her as little more than a pretty face hired to make the department more palatable to the public, g...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Russel D. McLean has published 9 books.

The next book by Russel D. McLean, The Friday Girl, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Russel D. McLean, The Lost Sister, was published in October 2009.

Yes. Russel D. McLean has 1 series.