McClurg also writes award-winning fiction under the pen name “Dorian Box.” He likes to blend dark themes with heart, hope, and humor with a goal of evoking tears and laughs over the same book.
At one time or another his novels have been the Amazon No. 1 Bestseller in categories such as Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Legal Thrillers, and Women Sleuths (for The Emily Calby Series), and General Humorous Fiction, Humorous Dark Comedy, and Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (for The Danny Teakwell Series).
Awards and honors for his novels include: Writer’s Digest Award for Genre Fiction; Two-time Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize Finalist in Mysteries/Thrillers; Two-time National Indie Excellence Award Finalist, IndieReader Discovery Award for Fiction; Feathered Quill Medal for Mystery/Suspense; Best Psychological Thriller of 2021, and Finalist, Best Legal Thriller of 2022 (BestThrillers); Readers’ Favorite medals in four different categories (Suspense, Legal Thriller, Humor, and New Adult Fiction).
Here’s a complete list with Amazon links:
Grave Waves (Danny Teakwell Book 3) (Friction Press 2026)
The Girl Goes Home (Emily Calby Book 4) (Friction Press 2025)
Funeral Daze (Danny Teakwell Book 2) (Friction Press 2023)
Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3) (Friction Press 2021)
The Girl in Cell 49B (Emily Calby Book 2) (Friction Press 2021)
The Hiding Girl (Emily Calby Book 1) (Friction Press 2020)
Psycho-Tropics (Danny Teakwell Book 1) (Friction Press 2015)