The Golden Casket
From a request by Australia's most phenomenally successful true crime authors: Andrew Rule & Sly Silvester, I co-wrote the new Underbelly' book. Enjoy! Half a dozen tough yarns, 300 pages of crime blisters, another Slyink bedside classic!
Sunflower
From outback Australia to Egypt, the land of black eyed virgins, before crashing on the shores of the Great War.
"Sunflower...Truly a wonderful story, beautifully written about a fascinating bunch of Anzacs." Steve Vizard
"McLaren has brought vivid life to this story...McLaren excels" Bron Sibree, Canberra Times.
"a gripping, disturbing, wonderfully-detailed and vivid book..." Adelaide Advertiser.
"...McLaren has created a superb body of work...masterful..." Weekend Review, Herald Sun.
"...what a story it is... a fascinating read..." Corrie Perkin, The Weekly Review.
Infiltration
Now an Underbelly telemovie
A blistering tale of the only undercover cop to infiltrate the Mafia. The biggest undercover sting in Australia’s history.
"I couldn’t put it down" - Mick Gatto.
"...chilling & fascinating, a riveting read...worts and all look at the sharp end of policing..." Keith Moor, Editor Herald Sun ‘Pulse’
"...wonderful book...congratulations!..."Jon Faine, ABC Radio 774.
"...vivid & engrossing, a clear contender for the Ned Kelly Award...5 stars..." Derek Pedley, Adelaide Advertiser.
On The Run
Cole Goodwin pulls off one hell of a sting and now he’s On the Run, in the biggest gig of his life – Survival ! "A page turner that made my pulse race." - Andrew Rule.
"...an exceptional book of the very highest quality...extremely exciting..." Susan Watt, Booksellers and Publishers Review.
"...thrilling...a page turner...a fine work of fiction." Herald Sun.
"McLaren knows his subject, hard boiled, action packed." The Age A2.
"...a thrilling piece of fiction...sharp prose...expertly paced.." Graeme Blundell.