Black Beast: A Clan of MacAulay Novel

Decorated Denver Detective Bobby Macaulay has faced down a truckload of tragedy over recent years. The death of his partner; the loss of his own leg in the line of duty; the companionship of his beloved wife to cancer; his faith in God to his inner demons.

After the man who ruined his leg and killed his first partner is executed, Macaulay becomes the lead detective investigating the Sloan's Lake murders. The method of killing in this double-homicide is so heinous it leads Macaulay and his partner down an ever-darkening path—one that must be traversed if they are to discover the evil forces behind the slaughter.

Just when Bobby Macaulay is questioning the very career that has been his salvation, he will discover a heroic history buried within his own family roots: The Clan MacAulay—a deep family lineage of protectors at the very core of a millenniums-long war against unimaginable evil. "Black Beast" is the first in a series of Clan of MacAulay novels—a stellar first outing for new author R.S. Guthrie. The book is a page-turner that avoids meandering, written with tight prose that keeps the action flowing. The reader is taken inside the heart and mind of a common hero who will make you believe in good again—Macaulay is a believable, flawed character with whom each of us can relate and for whom each of us will cheer.

other writing

Other pusblished works by author R.S. Guthrie. Here you can find earlier works.

  • Rod and Staff

    Rod and Staff is a short story about a man who has lost his faith because of the death of his son. He returns to the Wyoming high country where he taught his boy to fly-fish, hoping to come to grips with a world gone wrong.

  • A Letter to Brody

    This is a letter the author wrote to his own son, Brody, who died of SIDS in 2008. The letter was in lieu of a eulagy at the funeral.

  • Lost

    Lost is the sequel to "Black Beast", another "Clan of MacAulay" novel featuring Denver Detective Bobby Mac. Bobby travels to northern Idaho where his brother is Chief of Police, to help in the case of a murdered family and an abducted little girl.