McKinney was an author in many genres, including horror, ghost stories, virus thrillers, crime and science fiction.
Over his career, he wrote thirteen novels, developed two collections of short stories, created a tale for a comic book, and was both published in and edited numerous anthologies.
[3] His first Young Adult publication, Dog Days, was released in 2013 as part of Journalstone's Doubledown Series, Book III, paired with Sanford Allen's Deadly Passage.
Noted as a coming of age novel, Max, the 14-year-old narrator of Dog Days, spends the summer of 1983 facing the worst hurricane the suburbs of Houston have endured in memory, as well as the possibility of a supernatural killer.
[5] A lifelong Texan, McKinney enjoyed exploring the history of South Texas, legends of famous and/or little known outlaws, and the mysteries of long unsolved crimes.