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Michael McGarrity

Michael McGarrity is the author of the nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney crime novels, which he concluded in Head Wounds, the acclaimed American West trilogy, and his recent novel, The Long Ago. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Michael McGarrity

Michael McGarrity is the author of the nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney crime novels, which he concluded in Head Wounds, the acclaimed American West trilogy, and his recent novel, The Long Ago. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Books by Michael McGarrity

  • Tularosa: A Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    Hardback, 1996

    A novel whose nonstop plot, compelling characters, and vivid evocation of the Southwest will set readers' pulses racing and launch a mainstream Western writer for the '90s and beyond.
  • Tularosa: A Kevin Kerney Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    Paperback, 2008

    "Mystery fans shouldn't miss Tularosa. Michael McGarrity's first entry in the field moves like lightning. An ex-cop, he knows what he's writing about—and how to write it." —Tony Hillerman
  • Mexican Hat: A Kevin Kerney Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    Paperback, 2008

    "Michael McGarrity is the real deal." —Boston Globe
  • Head Wounds: A Kevin Kerney Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    Hardback, 2020

    Clayton Istee, son of retired police chief Kevin Kerney, goes up against an elusive Mexican hitman in a mesmerizing story of murder, revenge, and redemption.
  • Mexican Hat: A Kevin Kerney Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    E Book, 2011

    "Michael McGarrity is the real deal." —Boston Globe
  • Tularosa: A Kevin Kerney Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    E Book, 2011

    "Mystery fans shouldn't miss Tularosa. Michael McGarrity's first entry in the field moves like lightning. An ex-cop, he knows what he's writing about—and how to write it." —Tony Hillerman
  • Head Wounds: A Kevin Kerney Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    E Book, 2020

    Clayton Istee, son of retired police chief Kevin Kerney, goes up against an elusive Mexican hitman in a mesmerizing story of murder, revenge, and redemption.
  • Head Wounds: A Kevin Kerney Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    Paperback, 2021

    Clayton Istee, son of retired police chief Kevin Kerney, goes up against an elusive Mexican hitman in a mesmerizing story of murder, revenge, and redemption.
  • The Long Ago: A Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    Hardback, 2023

    A soldier returns home from Vietnam in the early 1960s to search for his missing sister in this gripping story of broken lives and a search for happiness.
  • The Long Ago: A Novel

    Michael McGarrity

    E Book

    “I adored [The Long Ago] without reservation, and inhaled [it] in a single sitting.” —Sarah Weinman, New York Times Book Review

    A soldier returns home from Vietnam in the early 1960s to search for...