Chris McKinney
About the Author
CHRIS McKINNEY is a Korean, Japanese, Scottish American writer born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the author of the Water City Trilogy. Book one was named a Best Mystery of 2021 by Publishers Weekly and a Best Speculative Mystery of 2021 by CrimeReads. He has published six other novels: The Tattoo, The Queen of Tears, Bolohead Row, Mililani Lauka, Boi No Good, and Yakudoshi: Age of Calamity. In 2024, Honolulu Magazine named McKinney “Author of the Year” for his Water City Trilogy. McKinney currently resides in Honolulu with his wife and two daughters.