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James M. Jackson

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in Rochester, NY, The United States

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James M. Jackson writes the Seamus McCree series—financial thrillers featuring a forensic-finance sleuth who follows the money into secrets powerful people kill to protect. The series includes eight novels and two novellas.

He also writes the Niki Undercover Thriller Trilogy following Niki—yes, just Niki—from her FBI roots into deep-cover work where the wrong move is the last one. Readers of the McCree novels met her there first, before she stepped into a series of her own.

Before turning to crime—the fictional kind—Jim spent thirty years as an actuary specializing in pension and post-retirement medical plans, which is to say he knows exactly how the numbers behind a human life can be made to add up in someone's favor. He's also the author of ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 911 ratings · 267 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ant Farm (Seamus McCree #1) 4.26 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Niki Undercover (Niki Undercover Thriller #1) 4.37 avg rating — 91 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Policy (Seamus McCree #2) 4.35 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cabin Fever (Seamus McCree #3) 4.42 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	False Bottom (Seamus McCree #6) 4.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empty Promises (Seamus McCree #5) 4.38 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doubtful Relations (Seamus McCree #4) 4.68 avg rating — 37 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Furthermore: A Seamus McCree Novella (Seamus McCree #6.5) 4.73 avg rating — 33 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hijacked Legacy (Seamus McCree #8) 4.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granite Oath (Seamus McCree #7) 4.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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