McKee: The Return

McKee #2

by A.C. Henley

Private investigator Quinlan McKee has returned to Los Angeles after a three-year absence, only to find herself embroiled in a world of child slavery and police corruption. Chaos ensues as she finds an unlikely ally in the form of a savvy police detective Vivian Walsh, who lives by the letter of the law. Quin unwittingly becomes engulfed in the lives of new friends and old acquaintances during her journey through the seedier side of two citites. Quin will risk her sanity and her heart while she discovers the truth about a buried past as she travels from Los Angeles back to Chicago where it all began and seemingly all ends. She is pulled into a web of deceit and intrigue as everything she thought to be true is put into doubt. Quin searches for her happy ending where the lines blur between good and evil and friend and foe.

Genres: Lesbian

234 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

About the author

A.C. Henley was from the Dallas-Fort Worth area and lived in Texas with her partner until her death in 2009 from ovarian cancer. She was born into a large family with varied belief systems and was the middle child of seven. Her parents were strong Catholics, yet her mother was also part Apache and those traditions honored as well. McKee was her only published book, but she had a number of stories posted on online sites. McKee is 2012 Rainbow Award Winner for Best Lesbian Mystery/Thriller. The latest unabridged version of the book is published by Affinity eBook Press NZ.

Reviews

[Alealea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is weird. And pretty sad.
Disconstructed timeline.
The main characters from the first volume are back, but in another city, and a complete different context.
Non communication, avoidance, family secret, and then violence on top of violence.
It's a pretty dark book.

The first one also dealt with violent and dark subjects, but the remaining feeling was hope and redemption.

Here, it tries to finish on the same note, but it's tinged with bitterness.