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The Second Secret (Mackenzie August, Killer Mysteries, Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Alan Lee (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,464 ratings
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Private detective Mackenzie August is trying run to an honest business.
Until the woman of his dreams walks in,
With a mystery on her hands.

Meet Veronica Summers.
She's a client in Jimmy Choo heels--a local attorney needing the services of a private investigator.
She's come to the right place.

Mackenzie August is hired to sniff out a traitorous informant hiding in an underworld operation. It's an assignment he should turn down--if only someone other than Ronnie Summers had asked, maybe he could have...

Mackenzie is tossed into the deep end and finds himself mingling with the mafioso. Is his professional career worth risking for the sake of a cute girl with sordid secrets?

Book Two of the Next Great Detective Series!
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    July 2, 2017
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★★★★★ 'Jack Reacher with a wicked sense of humor.'
★★★★★ 'A great yarn. The conclusion is gorgeous.'
★★★★★ 'I love his big heart, the spirituality and worldly justice.'
★★★★★ 'Mack wins again!'

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Suggested Reading Order:
Book 1 - August Origins
Book 1.5 - Desecration of All Saints
Book 2 - The Second Secret
Book 3 - Flawed Players
Book 4 - Aces Full
Book 5 - Only the Details
Book 6 - Good Girl
Book 0 - The Last Teacher (Prequel)
Book 7 - These Mortals
Book 8 - Bad Aim

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B073PDKXS7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sparkle Press; 1st edition (July 2, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 2, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1803 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,464 ratings

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Alan Lee

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Amazon best-selling author Alan Lee lives in Virginia with his wife and children, and he plans on being your favorite crime writer for the next twenty years.

All books here are part of the A.L. Universe.

Each mystery and thriller, the villains and heroes, it’s one big story. Jump in anywhere and lose yourself.

-The August Mysteries

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-The Stackhouse Police Procedurals

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Many layers
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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The lines between right and wrong become complicated when August takes a case that requires finding an informant that sent a crime boss to jail. When he finds the answer, what will he do about it. His further entanglement with the crime scene and some seriously bad people has brought him to the attention of some international players and they are not pleased with him. He is making some serious friends and enemies.
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snooze
4.0 out of 5 stars good book
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
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I enjoyed reading this book and I am getting two more of the books in this series. Can’t wait to start reading and see what happens next.
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Suzanne Spruill
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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The author has me captivated with his books. This one does not disappoint. Mackenzie and Ronnie… what a pair! Read it! So worth the time!
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Steve E.
5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GEM BY ALAN LEE
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
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Last week I started and finished the Manny Martinez (AKA Sinatra) Series, and this week started the Mackenzie August Series. I downloaded the entire Series and Monday started reading Book 1 and, when finished, Book 2.

Mr. Alan writes great Protagonists & Antagonists along with supporting characters. The dialogue makes you ‘hear’ the characters talking. His plots and subplots weave an exciting, page-turning, compelling story. Just when you think you’ve solved the mystery, you’re presented with a plot twist that leaves you scratching your head… I know I did.

This series is the exception to the rule - once you start reading you can’t put it down. I know I couldn’t. And I’m betting you will be too.

I’ve already told my Family & Friends about the Mackenzie August Series. This is a ‘Must-Read’ Series for any serious Crime/Mystery buff.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Honor, integrity, and humor, I love it
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023
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Alan Lee has an excellent story voice, im really enjoying the series thus far. Mack August is great. I like the contrast of his character, MMA street fighting, former LA detective vs. gentle great father.And the humor is fantastic. I have moments of laughing out loud. For a gum shoe, Mack is honorable and compassionate, out there for the little guy. I would love to know why Manny sleeps on Mack's bedroom floor. Maybe I'll get my answer soon. I'm moving on to book 3 YEY!
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Bill Swann
4.0 out of 5 stars More of a series review
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2023
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I've read everything Alan Lee has written associated with this series and the characters within. Every book is at least a 4 star, most 5 stars. There are few current authors who can produce great stories and the witty dialogue in these books. If you read these books I can't promise you'll love them as much as I do, but I can promise you will be entertained.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Suspicions confirmed
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023
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I had determined during the first book that this series was very similar in content to the Spenser series by Robert B. Parker, and was pleased to discover that I was correct. Thoughtful and wisecracking tough guys with a moral code struggling always to do the right thing is always a hit in my book. Deft writing, tight character development that avoids caricature, and at the heart of it an intriguing story. Can’t miss, and Mr. Lee delivers handily.
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Dan Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars A series I will read until the author quits writing.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
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A series I will read until the author quits writing. He has the ability to make me laugh and think. It's been years since I've read John D. MacDonalds Travis McGee but these first two books compare very well with them. It's A great American mystery that is worth a read. Five stars and on to the third in the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2022
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I really enjoyed this novel especially when good trumps evil. I love a good mystery as well as a romance. I'm not so fond of the weird words used throughout the book.
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GillyDilly
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely hilarious
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2020
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I have fallen in love with this character and it is the first book in my adult years where I have had to check out the meaning of words in the dictionary!!
The main character is a private eye with a love of speaking in 1800 old english. Can't get enough of him. I can work out the endings by the third chapter but that's not why I enjoy them so much i am just starting book 3 of a 7 part series and will be bereft when I finish book 7!!!
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Terry McKay
5.0 out of 5 stars August is awesome
Reviewed in Canada on September 13, 2021
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Alan Lee’s books are wonderful escapism. His characters are at once numerous and insightful. Read his books, you’ll like them!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2020
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I enjoyed this story. Mackenzie is a flippant, wise cracking private eye, not unlike Robert Parker 's Spenser character. Here he's hired by a rich ( but unpleasant) business man just released from prison in a tax evasion charge. He wants him to find out who it was that ratted him out to authorities. The business man is, of course, involved in a range of activities not exactly legal. An easy read. Not a bad way to spend a few hours.
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Eddie centurion
5.0 out of 5 stars Mackenzie does it again!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2019
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Well on to the second book now...and Mackenzie is still going strong, I never thought in a million years that these books would appeal to me. Well it has another good story, loads of action some really bad guys and of course our hero Mackenzie still getting the girls! Highly recommend.
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