Ken McClure Home Page, (January 6, 2006). Student BMJ, October, 2002, Helen Barratt, review of Deception, p. Library Journal, July 1, 2005, Ann Kim, review of Eye of the Raven, p.
1083 June 1, 2000, Ellie Barta-Moran, review of Tangled Web, p.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES: PERIODICALSīooklist, February 15, 2000, Ellie Barta-Moran, review of Resurrection, p. Steven Dunbar, a trained scientific-medical specialist who sometimes finds his own life in danger as he seeks answers to crimes by applying medical forensics. Two of McClure's additional thrillers feature an unlikely investigator named Dr. Ellie Barta-Moran, writing for Booklist, noted of Resurrection, "The smallpox virus may now be extinct, but good stories about it still thrive." In addition, Barta-Moran commented of Tangled Web, "McClure weaves his plot line skillfully." In Mc-Clure's case, these include an outbreak of smallpox in Resurrection, human cloning in Tangled Web, and the perils of genetically engineered plants in Deception. In the United Kingdom, McClure has been compared to Michael Crichton because both novelists use matters of scientific ethics to propel their plots. Extensive travel as part of his position with the Medical Research Council of Great Britain afforded him time to conceive plots and take notes, and beginning in 2000 he became a full-time author.
A native of Scotland, McClure earned a degree in molecular genetics after beginning his career modestly as a junior laboratory technician in an Edinburgh hospital. SIDELIGHTS: Ken McClure is an author of scientific thrillers that are popular in the United Kingdom. McClure's work has been translated into twenty languages. Past Lives, Allison & Busby (London, England), 2006. The Gulf Conspiracy, Allison & Busby (London, England), 2004.Įye of the Raven, Allison & Busby (London, England), 2005. Wildcard, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 2002. Tangled Web, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 2000.ĭeception, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 2001. Resurrection, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 1999. Pandora's Helix, Pocket Books (London, England), 1998.ĭonor, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 1998. The Scorpion's Advance, Pocket Books (London, England), 1998. Trauma, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 1995.Ĭhameleon, Pocket Books (London, England), 1995. Requiem, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 1992.Ĭrisis, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 1993. Pestilence, Simon & Schuster (London, England), 1991. Researcher and consultant, Medical Research Council of Great Britain. E-mail- ĬAREER: City Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, junior lab technician writer, 2000–. Education: Edinburgh University, Ph.D.ĪDDRESSES: Agent-c/o Author Mail, Allison & Busby, 13 Charlotte Mews, London W1T 4EJ, England.
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