E. L. McKenzie writes the Nick Lynch crime thriller series. The novels follow FBI Special Agent Nick Lynch through a near-future America where the line between crime and politics has all but disappeared—and where the woman he loves happens to hold the most powerful office in the world.

The books are built for readers who want the propulsion of Michael Connelly, the legal and institutional teeth of John Grisham, and the relentless pace of John Sandford. Short chapters. Real procedure. Characters who are smart and funny under pressure, and who pay for the choices they make.

What began as a single hunt for a killer in Snuff has grown into a seven-book saga spanning serial murder, manufactured movements, political assassination, domestic insurgency, and a country pushed to the brink. Nick Lynch is brilliant and tenacious, but never bulletproof. The series takes his world—and the people in it—seriously enough to put everything at risk.

New installments are on the way, along with the stories of the characters who have grown up alongside Nick. The best place to start is at the beginning, with Snuff.