P.J. McAvoy
P.J. McAvoy is a crime fiction writer who lives in Upstate New York. His mystery novel, WHAT THEY BURIED, won the 2024 Killer Nashville Claymore Award in the Mystery Category and was first runner up for 2024 Best Unpublished Manuscript. He’s represented by Kimberly Fernando at Olswanger Literary.
WHAT THEY BURIED
What happens when a good cop loses faith in her abilities and the institution she always believed in?
WHAT THEY BURIED is a cerebral mystery set in the 1990’s and is complete at 82,000 words. It’s SERPICO meets KINSEY MILLHONE as principled ex-cop Samantha Connolly has to work against her former police colleagues and a dangerous murderer to solve two crimes and clear her name.
WHAT THEY BURIED is the 2024 Killer Nashville Claymore winner in the Mystery category! Read More Here
Who would like WHAT THEY BURIED?
Contemporary mystery readers who like their stories gray – not gruesome and gratuitous, but also not bubbly and cozy. It will appeal to fans of shows like Wallander, Shetland, Endeavor, and Broadchurch,that are equal parts compelling character arcs and knotty mysteries, with ratcheting suspense and satisfying endings.
It compares to mystery series by Val McDermid, Tessa Wegert, Samantha Jayne Allen, and Alex Kenna. Like many mysteries it has its roots in the modern classics: Colin Dexter, Sue Grafton, and Henning Mankell.
P.J. McAvoy is a writer based in Upstate New York who has spent time working in graveyards, libraries, classrooms, and behind the keyboard. His day job is in non-profit communications and he moonlights as a features and human interest writer for regional magazines around the country, with over 100 published articles to his credit.
His short fiction has appeared in Punk Noir Press and will be included in the forthcoming Adirondack Ghost Stories (North Country Press, 2025). He’s a member of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America.
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