E. L. McKenzie writes two series set in the same world: the Nick Lynch crime thrillers and the Tyler Holt legal thrillers.

The Nick Lynch series follows FBI Assistant Director 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 short scenes of James Patterson, and the relentless pace of John Sandford. 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 series-long 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.

The Tyler Holt legal thrillers follow a young defense lawyer in Abilene, Texas, who scrapes by on court-appointed cases until a judge hands him a murder trial seven days out. Each book is a new case.

New books are on the way in both series. Start the Nick Lynch series with Snuff and the Tyler Holt series with After Closing.