John Mackie's books are: "High Intensity. Mackie excels at creating grisly imagery and dissecting intricate police work for lay readers." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
WEST SIDE: "A gritty walk through New York's underbelly told by someone who obviously has been there...Excellent police procedural...." BOOK BITCH
EAST SIDE: "It is immediately apparent that John Mackie spent a good deal of his life with the NYPD. His images are vivid and captivate the reader...I refused to put the book down until the very last page." TRACY FARNSWORTH, ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS
MANHATTAN SOUTH..."The triple homicide that opens this story is so real you can smell the cordite... This is a classy detective story. Funny, articulate, sexy, shocking, full of insider knowledge. The plot moves like a downtown express. Forget TV. If you want to know what it's like to be an NYPD detective, read this. This is real." ED DEE, bestselling author of "14 PECK SLIP" and "NIGHTBIRD" Retired Lieutenant, NYPD
WEST SIDE:
"Mackie shows off his skills at solid, no-frills, action-packed police procedurals...." South Florida Sun-Sentinel
WEST SIDE:
"An excellent novel that is part thriller, part police procedural. The details of the investigation, with its many twists, turns, and roadblocks, are fascinating. A SUPERIOR thriller..." THE ROMANCE READER'S CONNECTION
John Mackie has joined with the likes of William J. Caunitz and Ed Dee as premier chroniclers of the NYPD..." Jimmy the Wags
EAST SIDE:
"A gritty, realistic look at life inside a major investigation...wonderfully complex, the pacing never slows...awaiting more from this very talented author." THE ROMANCE READER'S CONNECTION
EAST SIDE: "...a hard-punching book, taking on good versus evil, greed and secrecy... filled with in-depth, well drawn characters..." REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE
"Where will John take Savage next? Whichever direction you can count on it being action packed...." BOOK BITCH
MANHATTAN NORTH:
"...a great and exciting story...." MOSTLY FICTION
MANHATTAN NORTH: "...The books relentless pacing and spine-chilling suspense will keep readers on their toes." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"MANHATTAN NORTH
is a hard-hitting thriller..."
FIVE STARS*****
Reviews by Harriet Klausner
"This book was tremendous..." I LOVE A MYSTERY
MANHATTAN SOUTH: "Gripping debut novel... Mackie stuffs this well plotted police procedural with street-savvy details... Mackie writes with authority and presents a street-savvy protagonist that readers will welcome." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"I WISH I WROTE THIS BOOK..." Dan Mahoney, author of "THE PROTECTORS" and "JUSTICE"
"A TERRIFIC READ...MACKIE WAS A COP'S COP; NOW HE'S A WRITER'S WRITER." Bernard Kerik, former commissioner NYPD and author of NEW YORK TIMES bestseller "THE LOST SON"