Neil McMahon

Neil McMahon is a reputed American writer famous for writing thriller, mystery, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and suspense novels. He has written altogether ten novels so far in his career. His novels are divided into two separate series, the Carroll MOnks series and the Hugh Davoren series. Both the series feature the chief protagonists Carroll Monks and High Daveron respectively. In addition to these two series, McMahon is known for collaborating with James Patterson for writing the book called Toys that featured in the New York Times as a number one bestseller. During the late 1980s, McMahon had written 3 horror novels. They were written under the pen name of Daniel Rhodes. Now, he has reissued them as ebooks. Author McMahon was born in 1949 in Chicago, United States. He was brought up in his hometown in Chicago. McMahon studied at Stanford University and obtained a degree in the subject of psychology. Since 1971, he has been living in Missoula, Montana. Author McMahon often collaborates with his wife Kim for coordinating the yearly Montana Festival. Other than writing novels, McMahon has spent a considerable amount of time working in the field of carpentry. The writing style of McMahon is highly praised by his fellow writers such as James Crumley, William Kittredge, Michael Connelly, and Annick Smith. While studying at studying at Stanford, he held the Stegner Fellowship.