Allison McLean (Mystery Series)

Allison McLean is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by Maryam Wells. The series focuses on homicide detective Allison McLean as she solves crimes the city of Washington, D.C. and seeking justice for her younger sister's murder. Supporting characters include Allison's father, Dick McLean. The series is usually narrated in first-person perspective by Allison, and occasionally from the villains' point of view in third-person.
The series has been running since the 1990s and is ongoing. Nearly all have made bestsellers lists and garnered favorable reviews, especially Double Cross; Cross Fire; I, Alex Cross; and Alex Cross, Run.
The series is published worldwide, with Little, Brown currently holding publication rights in the United States, in paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions. The first book in the series, Along Came a Spider, was released in 1993 to positive reviews, spawning a series of over twenty subsequent novels. The series has led to three films, Kiss the Girls (1997), Along Came a Spider (2001), and Alex Cross (2012).
== Overview ==
Allison McLean is an alcoholic homicide detective who fights against criminals who wish to kill her and others. It mainly focuses on McLean trying to solve difficult cases while struggling with her ongoing drinking problem. McLean sometimes works with (or against) the President and Secret Service in a few books such as Along Came a Spider, Jack & Jill, I, Alex Cross, and Kill Alex Cross. An ongoing theme in the novels is the unsolved murder of her younger sister, Jenny, who worked as an intern for a U.S. Congressman.
== Characters ==
* Jennifer "Jenny" McLean is Allison McLean's deceased younger sister. Despite only being mentioned in the first eleven books in the series, Jenny makes her very first appearance in a flashback setting in --. She is described as being "pretty" and having a "beautiful smile". Before being killed, Jenny moved to Washington D.C. to intern
== Notes ==
* The storyb of Allison McLean came from characters like Alex Cross, Jesse Stone, and others.
* The murder of Allison's younger sister, Jenny was based on the murder of Chandra Levy. Like Jenny, levy interned in Washington, D.C.