The Andrew MacKay Thrillers are a fast-paced, sharp-witted, and wildly entertaining series that blends high-stakes espionage with dark British humour. The books have been praised for sharp wit, breathless pacing, and ability to find comedy in the chaos of international intrigue. Both Half Made Up and Plausible in Parts are available on Amazon.
In Half Made Up we meet Andy MacKay, an incurable gambler, chain-smoker, and binge drinker, whose only real talent lies in outliving his own poor choices. Driven by fierce loyalty to a friend and an alarming lack of common sense, he’s drawn into a web of corporate espionage, government corruption, and terrorists with excellent taste in chemical warfare. Andy must avoid government operatives to recover the classified nerve agent, before they use it to kill thousands of innocent people. That is if they don't kill him first.
Reviews of Half Made Up (Book One)
“This white-knuckle page-turner will seize you from the first page.” Readers' Favorite
“Gripping and entertaining ... sharp and witty.” Verbatik Media
“A blistering, witty, and emotionally resonant debut." Likely Story
Plausible in Parts sees Andy accused of attempted murder. When his lawyer is kidnapped, the hunt to get her back takes him through Europe's shadier tourist attractions: brothels, execution sites, and strip clubs with worse taste than the clientele. The trail leads to a Belarusian oligarch with ties to MI5, the KGB, and Andy's past — and plenty of reasons to want him dead. Andy MacKay isn’t the right man for any of this. He’s not even the wrong man. He’s just the one man who doesn’t know when to quit
Reviews of Plausible in Parts (Book Two)
“Impossible to put down.” David Cordrey, author of The Persian Alternative
“Fast, witty, and unapologetically irreverent.” Seattle Book Review
"A tense, intelligent thriller that balances razor-edged wit with moral depth." The Prairies Book Review
“An exceptional work of espionage intrigue … a literary gem.” Reedsy.com
“Dunlop possesses a fiendish wit, writing in prose that is a joy to devour.” The BookLife Prize
