JOHN MACGOUGAN

My Story

I have been a dedicated reader for as long as I can remember, developing a fondness for crime fiction novels at an early age. It all began with the series of Hardy Boys mysteries, Frank and Joe, Frank being my favourite. As I entered my teen years, and spent time between classes in the high school library, I discovered crime fiction writers like Agatha Christie, P.D. James, and Robert Parker, just to name a few. One day browsing through a local book store, looking for something new to read, the owner suggested a book by Elmore Leonard called Fifty-Two Pickup. Wow! What a game changer. I was hooked. I wanted to be a writer.

Fast forward a number of years, I finally decided to put pen to paper and write a murder/mystery novel. The end result is my debut novel called The Tequila Promise. I followed up that book with another called Secrets of the Innocent. I continue to write and hopefully will have many more books to follow.