Tim Maleeny

Tim Maleeny is an award-winning American writer of humor, mystery, and thriller novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Cape Weathers Investigation series, the most successful among its novels being the first one called Stealing the Dragon. Additionally, he has written one book in the Sam McGowan Adventures, one novella, and an omnibus collection in collaboration with authors Job Talton and Dashiell Hammett. Maleeny’s debut book is based on a thriller story involving the Chinese Triads. It was labeled by the Association of Independent Mystery Booksellers as the Killer Book of the Year. Maleeny’s creation of the chief protagonist, private detective Cape Weathers, is well appreciated and liked by all. Cape Weathers is praised as an excellent character who makes the readers get engaged in his story without the insistence of being taken too seriously.