Jeannie McLean

Jeannie's secondary teaching career has given her a great source of material, some of which has already ended up in crime-centred short stories and novels. She has written YA - Such Good Mates, Impact, A Few Minutes and  Being Theo.

Caught Between is her first adult crime novel. She is at present writing the sequel.

Jeannie lives in Auckland.

Genre:

  • Adult Fiction
  • Crime
  • Young Adult

Skills:

  • Novelist
  • Readings (adults)
  • Reviews

Branch:

Auckland

Location:

Auckland

Publications:

Caught Between

The body of sixteen-year-old Jasmine Dunn is washed up on a rocky foreshore in Auckland. The next day, her mother's body is found on a deserted beach.

Tova Tan lives downstairs from the Dunns and was seen arguing with Jasmine. Known to the police following the high-profile death of her mother a year ago, Tova becomes their main suspect. Then the investigating officer uncovers a motive that puts her father and her half-brother under suspicion too.

Her loyalty to her half-brother drags her deep into his seedy lifestyle. Only one officer seems to have his doubts about her guilt. But can she trust Constable Finn McIntosh?

Searching for the truth, Tova finds herself caught in a  dangerous and illicit world where she will have to fight for her very survival.

Such Good Mates

YA fiction - crime

Impact

YA fiction - crime

A Few Minutes

YA - high interest/low reading level - aimed at emerging teenage readers (12-14)

Being Theo

YA - high interest/low reading age - aimed at emerging teenage readers ( 12-14 years)