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ⓘ About Alton Gansky
Alton Gansky is an American author with a background in architecture, advertising, and accounting. He has written thirty books, of which twenty-four are novels and six non-fiction pieces. Gansky was a Christie Award finalist for his novel A Ship Possessed. He has won an Angel Award for his novel Terminal Justice. Alton Gansky focuses as much on faith in his real life as he does in his novels (along with a healthy dose of murder and mystery, of course). Gansky has served three Baptist churches in California as a senior pastor and holds a B.A. and an M.A. in biblical studies. Gansky has spent over two decades in pulpit ministry and today lives with his wife and three children in Southern California in the High Desert area. He currently serves as a pastor in Phelan, California.
All Book Series by Alton Gansky
Hybrids
Book 11 of 20 · published 2015 Co-authored · Angela Hunt,Frank E. Peretti,Bill Myers
The Mayan Apocalypse
Book 15 of 20 · published 2010 Co-authored · Mark Hitchcock
Uncovering the Bible's Greatest Mysteries
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2002
The Indispensable Guide to Practially Everything: Jesus
Book 5 of 11 · published 2010
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alton Gansky?
Alton Gansky is an American author with a background in architecture, advertising, and accounting. He has written thirty books, of which twenty-four are novels and six non-fiction pieces. Gansky was a Christie Award finalist for his novel A Ship Possessed.
Which Alton Gansky series should I start with?
The best place to start is the J.D. Stanton Mystery series, the earliest of Alton Gansky's multi-book series: it opens with A Ship Possessed (1999) and runs to 3 books across 1999–2008, ending with Out of Time (2008). Alton Gansky's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alton Gansky written?
Alton Gansky has 65 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2017. 33 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Harbingers series with 20 books — and 32 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alton Gansky's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alton Gansky's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ridgeline Mystery (1998–1999, 2 books), Barringston Relief Chronicles (1998, 2 books) and J.D. Stanton Mystery (1999–2008, 3 books), plus 3 more.
How are Alton Gansky's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alton Gansky's 65 books into 6 named series and 32 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Harbingers (20 books, 2015–2017); J.D. Stanton Mystery (3 books, 1999–2008); Perry Sachs Mystery (3 books, 2003–2014); Madison Glenn (3 books, 2004–2005); Ridgeline Mystery (2 books, 1998–1999), plus 1 further series.