Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot |
2012 |
Buy |
Ellie McEnroe Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Rock Paper Tiger |
2010 |
Buy |
| Hour of the Rat |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dragon Day |
2015 |
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Michelle Mason Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Getaway |
2012 |
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| Go-Between |
2016 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Black Swan Rising |
2018 |
Buy |
Lisa Brackmann is a New York Times bestselling author whose fiction is rooted in specific places and the political tensions that come with them. Her Ellie McEnroe trilogy is set in contemporary China, following a former National Guard medic and Iraq War veteran who has settled in Beijing and keeps getting pulled into dangerous situations involving the Chinese art scene, government surveillance, and international espionage. Rock Paper Tiger (2010) was named one of Amazon’s Top 100 Books of the Year.
Beyond the McEnroe books, Brackmann has written two thrillers featuring Michelle Mason, a woman whose vacation in Puerto Vallarta goes wrong when she crosses paths with drug runners and a shadowy CIA operation. Black Swan Rising (2018), her most recent novel, shifts to San Diego and follows a television reporter investigating a mass shooting and its connections to online extremism. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal and CNET, and she has contributed to the anthology Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Lisa Brackmann written?
Lisa Brackmann has written seven books across four series.
What was Lisa Brackmann's first book?
Lisa Brackmann’s first book is Rock Paper Tiger, published in 2010.
What is the Ellie McEnroe series about?
The Ellie McEnroe series follows a former National Guard medic and Iraq War veteran living in Beijing. Ellie stumbles into a world of espionage, art fraud, and political conspiracy in modern China. Rock Paper Tiger was named one of Amazon’s Top 100 Books of the Year, and the sequels Hour of the Rat and Dragon Day were both shortlisted for major mystery awards.