Clay Bryant Author Event: Murder in Pine Mountain

Clay Bryant Author Event: Murder in Pine Mountain

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM EDT · Pretty Good Books · Lagrange, GA

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PreOrder the latest True Crime thriller by “Cold Case” Clay Bryant. This book will be available at Pretty Good Books for pickup or delivery on October 20th! Then, join us for an author event with Clay Bryant himself. He’ll talk about the Pine Mountain Case, answer audience questions, and sign books on Saturday, October 24th at 1pm here at Pretty Good Books! Description On a cold February morning in 1990, a commuter driving Georgia Highway 190 near Pine Mountain made a discovery that would haunt Harris and Meriwether Counties for years: a young man, barely alive, abandoned on the roadside with brutal injuries that didn't match any "accident." What first looked like a hit-and-run quickly unraveled into something darker--an organized act of violence tied to the cocaine trade, barroom power, and a crew that believed fear was currency. Follow the death of Paul McKeen Jr. from the first 911 call through the long, grinding years of false stories, intimidation, and silence. As investigators dug past staged explanations, witnesses began to crack: ex-girlfriends, ex-wives, frightened associates, and reluctant insiders finally admitted what they heard, what they saw, and what the men involved bragged about afterward. The case became a test of whether justice can survive when physical evidence is thin--but human truth keeps surfacing. Author Clay Bryant traces the path from roadside mystery to indictments, pretrial strategy, and a high-stakes trial built on testimony, pattern, and motive. About the Author Lewis Clayton (Clay) Bryant was born and raised in Troup County, Georgia, and began his career in law enforcement in 1973 as a radio operator with the Georgia State Patrol. In 1976, at the age of twenty-one, he became the youngest trooper on the Georgia State Patrol. In 1980, he became police chief of Hogansville and stayed in that position for twelve years until resigning in 1992 and going into the private sector. He has been recognized as the most prolific cold case…

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