About
James McCrone’s stories pose questions about the nature of power, the choices we make and the lessons we don’t learn. He’s the author of the thriller trilogy Faithless Elector, Dark Network and Emergency Powers, about stealing the presidency and setting up a puppet government; and Bastard Verdict, where a looming second referendum on Scottish Independence threatens to expose irregularities in the first.
He’s the current president of the Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime chapter, a member of Mystery Writers of America, and the Int’l Assoc. of Crime Writers. He lives in Philadelphia.
Featured Work
Bastard Verdict
"You don't have to win, just don'e lose." A second Scottish Independence referendum looms, an unlikely investigator uncovers interference in the first, and desperate conspirators panic, with deadly results. A noir tale of high stakes, low politics, and Faustian bargains.
FBI agent and elections specialist, Imogen Trager, on leave at the University of Glasgow, agrees to look into possible irregularities in the 2014 Independence referendum. When a colleague who says he has information dies under suspicious circumstances, Imogen knows she’s onto something. Meanwhile, a “triumvirate” of shady politicians is working hard to keep their role in the ’14 referendum secret. They need to keep their interference secret.
