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Mackenzie August #11
Dirty Deals
A fugitive from a supermax prison is on the run.
He could be anywhere in the world.
And Mackenzie is hired to find him.
Rejoin the adventure with Mackenzie, Ronnie, and Manny,
in the latest mystery from best selling author Alan Lee,
Dirty Deals, the eleventh book in the Mackenzie August series!
Book Eleven in the Mackenzie August mystery series!
★★★★★ "I read these in one sitting. Honestly I can't stop!"
He could be anywhere in the world.
And Mackenzie is hired to find him.
Rejoin the adventure with Mackenzie, Ronnie, and Manny,
in the latest mystery from best selling author Alan Lee,
Dirty Deals, the eleventh book in the Mackenzie August series!
Book Eleven in the Mackenzie August mystery series!
★★★★★ "I read these in one sitting. Honestly I can't stop!"
- GenresMystery
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2022
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November 28, 2022
Another Mackenzie August Winner
I forgot to review this so here goes. I read lots (and lots) of mystery/thrillers. I have a number of favorite series and authors. So many in fact I have a long list of them and where I am in the series I have read. Some I purchase and some are library ebooks. Alan Lee's are my favorites and purchase them when available. Mackenzie and the characters in this series is my very favorite. This series just keeps getting better and thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes they are stand alones but please oh please read the whole series. Love this guy and his "family".
I forgot to review this so here goes. I read lots (and lots) of mystery/thrillers. I have a number of favorite series and authors. So many in fact I have a long list of them and where I am in the series I have read. Some I purchase and some are library ebooks. Alan Lee's are my favorites and purchase them when available. Mackenzie and the characters in this series is my very favorite. This series just keeps getting better and thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes they are stand alones but please oh please read the whole series. Love this guy and his "family".
September 15, 2022
As always, Another great Mackenzie August read!!
It never gets old, repetitive or boring.......quite the opposite! If you have enjoyed the series so far or have only read one , I just can't put them down, they are all laugh out loud and so fun to visualize the characters, who you will want to get to know more about in each book! The mystery is intriguing with unexpected twists and surprises!!
It never gets old, repetitive or boring.......quite the opposite! If you have enjoyed the series so far or have only read one , I just can't put them down, they are all laugh out loud and so fun to visualize the characters, who you will want to get to know more about in each book! The mystery is intriguing with unexpected twists and surprises!!
September 10, 2022
Another Wild Ride
Alan Lee is one of my favorite authors and I have read everything he has published for adults. This particular book is great, with humor, surprises and interesting characters. I enjoy the Mackenzie August universe and read them in two days, if I can put the books down long enough to sleep.
Alan Lee is one of my favorite authors and I have read everything he has published for adults. This particular book is great, with humor, surprises and interesting characters. I enjoy the Mackenzie August universe and read them in two days, if I can put the books down long enough to sleep.
October 13, 2022
This series just keeps getting better. Page-turny plot with a great twist I didn't see coming. Thoughtful, highlight-worthy passages about life, love and marriage. And so many LOL moments. My poor spouse was inundated with 'Let me just read this bit to you.'
SO GOOD!
SO GOOD!
September 12, 2022
Good to see Mac and Manny again!
This is once again an excellent tale, convoluted and surprising. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one.
This is once again an excellent tale, convoluted and surprising. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one.
September 13, 2022
Excellent!
Loved this latest Mackenzie August book. Couldn’t put it down once started. Can’t wait for #12! Alan Lee my new favorite author.
Loved this latest Mackenzie August book. Couldn’t put it down once started. Can’t wait for #12! Alan Lee my new favorite author.
September 16, 2022
I smiled as I read.
How much better can it get than truly enjoying a good fun book. Alan Lee writes a great book. And Mackenzie August makes me laugh.
How much better can it get than truly enjoying a good fun book. Alan Lee writes a great book. And Mackenzie August makes me laugh.
September 27, 2022
Great read!
Always a treat to read Alan Lee. The whole series is binge worthy. Get a cup of coffee and enjoy!
Always a treat to read Alan Lee. The whole series is binge worthy. Get a cup of coffee and enjoy!
October 9, 2022
Never disappointed. Once again an exciting read. Funny, interesting and great plot twists. Everyone is present in the story and I'm invested in all of them, right down to GPA.
June 5, 2023
Private investigator Mackenzie August is back in business when he is hired to find a prison escapee. His client is the Sunday School Class of the Baptist Church in a small town about an hour's drive from Roanoke. The Sunday schoolers who hire him are two wealthy, middle-aged women of the established Lynchburg ruling class. The Sunday School ladies don't think the Lynchburg police are up to the challenge, so they want to provide some additional resources. They read all about Mac's success in some high-profile cases, and they think he's just the man for the job.
From the beginning of the case, things just don't add up correctly for Roanoke's top PI. The convict escaped from a high-security prison from which he shouldn't have been able to escape. The convict was in prison for killing a cop, but he'd only been sentenced to thirty years in prison, which seemed too good to be true in a cop killing.
As Mac wades deeper into the cesspool that is the Lynchburg legal establishment, nobody wants to help. It seems as if nobody really wants the escapee found. Rather than just being unhelpful, everybody in the town from the police, to the prosecutor, to the murder's former attorney actively get in Macs way.
As Mac gets closer to the truth, he's badly beaten by three cops in their own police station. Obviously, the people of Lynchburg don't want PI Mackenzie August meddling in their affairs. The more the town's people try to push away, the harder he looks for the escapee.
That's a far into the plot as I'll take you. What I will say is that #11 in this Mackenzie August series is as good as any, and better than many other detective stories. Alan Lee writes intelligently, with humor expressed via his protagonist/hero. This story is not a long book, but it's a quick read, as I wasn't able to stop. Now, having finished it and reviewing it, I'm trying not to fall asleep to make up for not sleeping last night.
I recommend Alan Lee highly to you, but you should read them in order. While "Dirty Deals" can be read as a stand-alone book, there's really too much backstory on the development of ongoing characters from the earlier stories.
From the beginning of the case, things just don't add up correctly for Roanoke's top PI. The convict escaped from a high-security prison from which he shouldn't have been able to escape. The convict was in prison for killing a cop, but he'd only been sentenced to thirty years in prison, which seemed too good to be true in a cop killing.
As Mac wades deeper into the cesspool that is the Lynchburg legal establishment, nobody wants to help. It seems as if nobody really wants the escapee found. Rather than just being unhelpful, everybody in the town from the police, to the prosecutor, to the murder's former attorney actively get in Macs way.
As Mac gets closer to the truth, he's badly beaten by three cops in their own police station. Obviously, the people of Lynchburg don't want PI Mackenzie August meddling in their affairs. The more the town's people try to push away, the harder he looks for the escapee.
That's a far into the plot as I'll take you. What I will say is that #11 in this Mackenzie August series is as good as any, and better than many other detective stories. Alan Lee writes intelligently, with humor expressed via his protagonist/hero. This story is not a long book, but it's a quick read, as I wasn't able to stop. Now, having finished it and reviewing it, I'm trying not to fall asleep to make up for not sleeping last night.
I recommend Alan Lee highly to you, but you should read them in order. While "Dirty Deals" can be read as a stand-alone book, there's really too much backstory on the development of ongoing characters from the earlier stories.
September 7, 2022
If you loved Parker's Spenser novels you will love Mr. Lee's Mackenzie August books. The same excellent characters who have depth. The same wit and the same great plots. The same moral struggles without being overwrought. Of the eleven, this one is way up near the top. Mackenzie is hired by a Baptist Bible group to find a felon who escaped from prison. Of course, there is more to it than a mere find and capture.
I highly recommend all these books to anyone who loves mysteries and especially those who appreciate fine repartee.
One major problem I have is seeing that this is #11 of 11. Spenser went on longer, Mackenzie should, too.
Note to author (who I know reads these): I am again begging you to get someone who knows grammar to fix Mackenzie. A former English teacher who uses these big words would know how to use correct pronouns :)
I highly recommend all these books to anyone who loves mysteries and especially those who appreciate fine repartee.
One major problem I have is seeing that this is #11 of 11. Spenser went on longer, Mackenzie should, too.
Note to author (who I know reads these): I am again begging you to get someone who knows grammar to fix Mackenzie. A former English teacher who uses these big words would know how to use correct pronouns :)
October 14, 2022
Mackenzie is a PI, sort of a famous one locally. His reputation brings a high society matron from a neighboring town and wants him to find an escaped convict (killer of a policewoman and injuring another). However was that really what happened? As Mack gets deeper into the investigation he finds collusion in that police jurisdiction(including the DA, defense attorney & judge) in keeping the real story a secret. He does find the truth but not what the elderly matron asked for- capture of the escapee.
The style of writing is odd. Mack inserts imaginary responses from his son Kix into the story- just weird and who actually says Jimminy Christmas?
The style of writing is odd. Mack inserts imaginary responses from his son Kix into the story- just weird and who actually says Jimminy Christmas?
September 18, 2022
With Dirty Deals, Alan Lee is at the peak of his game
Having read all of the MacKenzie August And Sinatra novels as well as the first book in his new series, Atlanta Burning, I have observed the evolution of Alan Lee's writing from an excellent storyteller to a mature author merging, plot, place and character into compelling novels that entertain while wrestling with the larger questions office life without ever crossing the line into preachiness.
I always look forward to the next Alan Lee novels from whichever series they appear.
Having read all of the MacKenzie August And Sinatra novels as well as the first book in his new series, Atlanta Burning, I have observed the evolution of Alan Lee's writing from an excellent storyteller to a mature author merging, plot, place and character into compelling novels that entertain while wrestling with the larger questions office life without ever crossing the line into preachiness.
I always look forward to the next Alan Lee novels from whichever series they appear.
October 11, 2022
An awesome book.
Hey, what a surprise right. It’s a McKenzie August book. It also taught me that authors are people to & make mistakes.
SPOILER.. SPOILER…….SPOILER …… SPOILER…….
In the last Sinatra book, ‘Martinez” deputy
Underwood is hit with shrapnel as told in this book. However, she was killed when Beck was kidnapped by Julien. If I didn’t have such a bad memory (old age stinks) and always have to reread the series, I probably wouldn’t have noticed.
Either way Alan Lee IS one of my favorite mystery writers of all time! Thank you sir.
Hey, what a surprise right. It’s a McKenzie August book. It also taught me that authors are people to & make mistakes.
SPOILER.. SPOILER…….SPOILER …… SPOILER…….
In the last Sinatra book, ‘Martinez” deputy
Underwood is hit with shrapnel as told in this book. However, she was killed when Beck was kidnapped by Julien. If I didn’t have such a bad memory (old age stinks) and always have to reread the series, I probably wouldn’t have noticed.
Either way Alan Lee IS one of my favorite mystery writers of all time! Thank you sir.
March 16, 2024
Another good book to enjoy!
I discovered Alan Lee's books recently. His writing style and vocabulary made me choose to read more of the
Mackenzie August and Manny stories. The characters are not the typical main characters but there is always core values that guide their lives. Each book is different from the last so I never feel I am reading the same basic story over and over again. The resolution of the problems in the book is unique and original. I am impressed with all the creativity and humor that make reading this series of stories so enjoyable.
I discovered Alan Lee's books recently. His writing style and vocabulary made me choose to read more of the
Mackenzie August and Manny stories. The characters are not the typical main characters but there is always core values that guide their lives. Each book is different from the last so I never feel I am reading the same basic story over and over again. The resolution of the problems in the book is unique and original. I am impressed with all the creativity and humor that make reading this series of stories so enjoyable.
January 22, 2024
August Mackenzie takes a job from a Baptist church group to track down a man who killed a deputy and wounded another. As usual the novel includes quips that remind people of Robert B. Parker.
Mackenzie flies to Indiana to talk to the man injured and feels incomplete. He's thwarted at every twist and turn, but continues to have the support of his dad, Manny, the US Marshall, and his beloved Ronnie. Anymore would spoil the ending
Mackenzie flies to Indiana to talk to the man injured and feels incomplete. He's thwarted at every twist and turn, but continues to have the support of his dad, Manny, the US Marshall, and his beloved Ronnie. Anymore would spoil the ending
January 28, 2024
I love anything by Alan Lee
He creates a great story with characters I like. There is humor mixed with action, danger and suspense. I can read these books for hours then look for the next book by Alan Lee. I love that after we reach the end, there is a little bit about the author, by the author giving us a little insight into his life. I will be frustrated when I run out of Alan Lee books.
He creates a great story with characters I like. There is humor mixed with action, danger and suspense. I can read these books for hours then look for the next book by Alan Lee. I love that after we reach the end, there is a little bit about the author, by the author giving us a little insight into his life. I will be frustrated when I run out of Alan Lee books.
September 8, 2022
Entertaining Read
I’ve read all Alan Lee’s books and still can’t decide if the dialog between characters is authentic or corny. However, I no longer care. He always tells a good story and every book has entertained me. I want more Manny in the next book, but I’ll buy it and read it regardless.
I’ve read all Alan Lee’s books and still can’t decide if the dialog between characters is authentic or corny. However, I no longer care. He always tells a good story and every book has entertained me. I want more Manny in the next book, but I’ll buy it and read it regardless.
December 29, 2024
Love this entire series
I want a fan of Mac fighting in Italy. But the rest of the series is great. The banter, wit, intelligence, and scrupulous behavior is all so very entertaining.
I'm really going to miss the August family - and extended family when I'm done this series.
Alan Lee is now a top 5 favorite author of mine.
I want a fan of Mac fighting in Italy. But the rest of the series is great. The banter, wit, intelligence, and scrupulous behavior is all so very entertaining.
I'm really going to miss the August family - and extended family when I'm done this series.
Alan Lee is now a top 5 favorite author of mine.
September 8, 2022
another great read
The August household is so interesting and continuous excitement. It was good to have a new story with Mackenzie taking the lead. As usual more to the plot than meets the eye. Always ready for the next story and sad this one ends.
The August household is so interesting and continuous excitement. It was good to have a new story with Mackenzie taking the lead. As usual more to the plot than meets the eye. Always ready for the next story and sad this one ends.
September 9, 2022
number 11
I just love McKenzie August and his whole wacky “family”. The plots are so complex and dangerous but Mack keeps wisecracking his way through the murder and mayhem. I really do need to keep a dictionary with me. He has expanded my vocabulary. Another excellent novel!
I just love McKenzie August and his whole wacky “family”. The plots are so complex and dangerous but Mack keeps wisecracking his way through the murder and mayhem. I really do need to keep a dictionary with me. He has expanded my vocabulary. Another excellent novel!
September 9, 2022
Book 11 in the series
Mack, Ronnie, Manny, and the rest of the crew are having another adventure. Mack is hired to find an escaped murder convict and things get interesting quickly. Lots of twists and turns in the plot. A great story.
Mack, Ronnie, Manny, and the rest of the crew are having another adventure. Mack is hired to find an escaped murder convict and things get interesting quickly. Lots of twists and turns in the plot. A great story.
September 9, 2022
Another good McKenzie August adventure
I always enjoying reading of McKenzie's adventure. This was a intriguing case that kept you guessing. And of course Kix, his comments make me laugh in every book and I so look forward to them.
I always enjoying reading of McKenzie's adventure. This was a intriguing case that kept you guessing. And of course Kix, his comments make me laugh in every book and I so look forward to them.
September 11, 2022
I love reading Alan Lee, his writing style is fun and entertaining. I can’t put these books down and read them way to fast. This is another winner of the August cycle. If you like humor, action, and a creative story then read Alan Lee
September 26, 2022
What a finish
That last twist and turn nearly gave me whiplash. Alan's writing never fails to make me laugh, make me think, and sometimes make me tear up. I'm not just a fan? I am a groupie.
That last twist and turn nearly gave me whiplash. Alan's writing never fails to make me laugh, make me think, and sometimes make me tear up. I'm not just a fan? I am a groupie.
September 29, 2022
Another Great Read!!
Another Mackenzie August book is like a family reunion. All the "family" was there. A complete twist at the end left me flabbergasted. I started the Sinatra series with Manny and Noelle, so I am never far away. Can't wait for the next one.
Another Mackenzie August book is like a family reunion. All the "family" was there. A complete twist at the end left me flabbergasted. I started the Sinatra series with Manny and Noelle, so I am never far away. Can't wait for the next one.
November 1, 2022
Surprise ending
I normally enjoy MacKenzies sarcastic humor. But in the beginning of the story when he's interviewing Caleb's father. It was out of line. And also the Chief of Police interview.
Other than that, it was a good story. But did leave us hanging on Becks engagement.
I normally enjoy MacKenzies sarcastic humor. But in the beginning of the story when he's interviewing Caleb's father. It was out of line. And also the Chief of Police interview.
Other than that, it was a good story. But did leave us hanging on Becks engagement.
November 3, 2022
More great Mackenzie
A very entertaining read and as always I get to learn a few new words. Strongly recommend reading this series. Alan Lee is one of the most entertaining authors out there. Looking forward to number 12!
A very entertaining read and as always I get to learn a few new words. Strongly recommend reading this series. Alan Lee is one of the most entertaining authors out there. Looking forward to number 12!
January 25, 2023
Just finished the latest Mackenzie Austin book, and I thought it was great. The surprise was well done, and I did not see it coming. I am going to start the Sinatra series shortly, and hope that it is great as well.
October 9, 2023
How can each book get better??
I love the Mackenzie August series! What’s not to love? Clever plots, serious morality, and the BEST detective ever. He would agree with me, even if I never laughed at his jokes. But I do laugh- and I love these books! Keep going, Alan Lee!
I love the Mackenzie August series! What’s not to love? Clever plots, serious morality, and the BEST detective ever. He would agree with me, even if I never laughed at his jokes. But I do laugh- and I love these books! Keep going, Alan Lee!
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