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ⓘ About Alan Gordon
Alan Gordon is a renowned American writer of historical mysteries, thriller, and suspense novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Fool’s Guild Mystery series. Gordon’s historical mysteries are widely popular and have achieved success in many parts of the world. His first historical mystery is inspired by the characters of the Twelfth Night, a popular play by William Shakespeare. This was followed by several other popular historical mysteries in the later years. Author Gordon was born in 1959 in Texas, US. His parents were musicians, as a result, he also developed a taste in music while growing up. Gordon spent most of his earlier years in New Jersey. Currently, he resides in New York City and works as a lawyer.
All Book Series by Alan Gordon
The Right Sort of Man
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2019 Pen name · Allison Montclair
The Haunting of the Desks
Book 3 of 9 · published 2021 Pen name · Allison Montclair
Fire Must Burn
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2026 Pen name · Allison Montclair
Cozy Case Files, Volume 24
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alan Gordon?
Alan Gordon is a renowned American writer of historical mysteries, thriller, and suspense novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Fool's Guild Mystery series. Gordon's historical mysteries are widely popular and have achieved success in many parts of the world.
Which Alan Gordon series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Fools' Guild series, the earliest of Alan Gordon's multi-book series: it opens with Thirteenth Night (1998) and runs to 8 books across 1998–2010, ending with The Parisian Prodigal (2010). Alan Gordon's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alan Gordon written?
Alan Gordon has 43 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2026. 40 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery series with 9 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alan Gordon's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alan Gordon's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Fools' Guild (1998–2010, 8 books) and Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery (2019–2026, 9 books).
How are Alan Gordon's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alan Gordon's 43 books into 3 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery (9 books, 2019–2026); Fools' Guild (8 books, 1998–2010); Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler (23 books, 2017–2025).