Alan Cook

Mystery/Suspense Novels

My books are available as ebooks at Amazon Kindle.

My books are available as ebooks at Barnes and Noble Nook.

Read my short mystery fiction free at Authors Den:
Have a Nice Knife When a billionaire gets murdered, cub reporter Jamie Stern goes after a scoop.
Hot Days, Cold Nights Originally published in a Jeffery Deaver anthology.
Moon Over Murder A teenager in the fifties gets a dream summer job at a restaurant with 3 pretty cousins--but he doesn't know that murder is on the menu.
Hollywood's Burning It's 1961 and people are falling (and dying) for L.A. Plus the Hollywood Hills are on fire.
Red Dress When Priscilla looks for a fellow hedge fund trader who is missing, she finds out he may be the victim of a sex a scam she is well familiar with.
Much more short fiction, including mysteries and adventures for young readers and young adults (Matthew and Mason series).

Upcoming Mystery Appearances and Photos
Article in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News
Another Article in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News

Dangerous Wind The third Carol Golden novel "Enjoyed the book very much. Kept in suspense until close to the end. Enjoyed our trip around the world as we have been to most of the spots." --Judy Maltby See breathtaking scenes from Dangerous Wind on many continents. Look at them now Cover by Janelle Carbajal See larger cover Read a synopsis Read chapter 1 Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Createspace (print version) Amazon (print version) Amazon Kindle UK Amazon UK (print version) Relatively Dead The second Carol Golden mystery "Much better than just "Relatively" good !!! A good read ... recommend. For those of us interested in both mystery, solving complex problems and genealogy ... I'd say 'go for it'." --John F. Smeltzer "I love this book. It was so fun to read that I ordered another book from the same author. It was entertaining and hard to put down. Can't wait for more books!!!" --Debra Martin "Relatively Dead was a great story. It was hard to put down because I just wanted to know what happened next. The main Character was very clever and the story line was exciting. --NC Girl Cover by Janelle Carbajal See larger cover Read a synopsis Read Chapter 1 Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon UK Kindle Forget to Remember The first Carol Golden mystery "Captivating! It has all the makings of a good action-packed movie as well." --Kathy Johnston, DNA Expert "The book takes you on an adventure in internet sleuthing, DNA sleuthing, and good old hold-your-breath cliff-hanging moments as our victim tries to reclaim her life." --Alice Fairhurst, Southern California Genealogical Society "It is a page-turner that you can't put down, and the characters stay with you, live in your house and follow you around way after you finish the book." --Ildy Lee, Singer and Composer See larger cover ISBN 9781452072340 Trade paperback ISBN 9781452072357 Hardcover Read a synopsis Read Chapter 1 Read a review Read Another Review Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon.com Trade Paperback Amazon.com Hardcover Amazon UK Amazon UK Kindle Run into Trouble --Winner American Author's Association Silver Quill Award --Best Pacific West Book by Reader Views I really like books by this author. This is another great one. The characters are interesting, and the plot is well laid out. I often felt like I was out there running with them. --Dawn Dowdle See larger cover ISBN 9781438923505 Watch the Video Trailer Read a synopsis Read Chapter 1 Read a Review Review 2 Review 3 Review 4 Review 5 Running Times Magazine September 2009 Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon.com Amazon UK Amazon UK Kindle

Thirteen Diamonds The first Lillian Morgan mystery I really enjoyed this book because the protagonist is different from any other. Lillian Morgan is unpredictable which is interesting to watch. She acts like a young kid in an old person's body. --Robyn Glazer See larger cover Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon Kindle UK Read a review Read another review Read Chapter 1 Catch a Falling Knife The second Lillian Morgan mystery Lillian is an entertaining and witty character who doesn't come off as either a cutesy grandmother type or a spoof of a hip and with-it senior citizen. She is likeable and admirable and doesn't put up with the condescension the elderly often receive. --Cindy Chow See larger cover Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon Kindle UK Read a review Read another review Read Chapter 1 Honeymoon for Three the second Gary Blanchard mystery --Winner American Author's Association Silver Quill Award --Best Mountain West Book by Reader Views See larger cover ISBN 9781434309501 Trade paperback ISBN 9781434309518 Hardcover Read a synopsis Read Chapter 1 Read a review Review #2 Review #3 Review #4 Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon.com Trade paperback Amazon.com Hardcover Amazon UK Trade paperback Amazon UK Kindle The Hayloft: a 1950s mystery the first Gary Blanchard mystery "I finished (The Hayloft) at 5 a.m." "I read the whole book in one day." See larger cover ISBN 9781425942212 Read a synopsis Read Chapter 1 Read a review Review #2 Bottom of page Review #3 Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon Amazon UK Amazon UK Kindle Hotline to Murder "I just finished...(Hotline to Murder). Stayed up until 1 a.m. one night reading it. I thought it was excellent! Your characters stayed in character and they were very believable. I liked your treatment of responsible teens." See larger cover ISBN 9781420838251 Read a synopsis Read Chapter 1 Read about crisis hotlines--who are the listeners and who are the callers? Read a review Read another review Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon Amazon UK Amazon UK Kindle Aces and Knaves A story about gambling, puzzles, dot.coms and other hijinks. This is the 2nd book by Alan Cook that I've read...I intend to get more of his books. His characters are, to me, original & unique. --Tim Furlong See larger cover Buy the book at Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Amazon Kindle UK Read a synopsis Read my Mystery limericks Mystery Links Home Page