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Alison Golden

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Alison Golden is the USA Today bestselling author of the Inspector David Graham mysteries, a traditional British detective series, and two cozy mystery series featuring main characters Reverend Annabelle Dixon and Roxy Reinhardt. As A. J. Golden, she writes the Diana Hunter thriller series.

Alison was raised in Bedfordshire, England. Her aim is to write stories that are designed to entertain, amuse, and calm. Her approach is to combine creative ideas with excellent writing and edit, edit, edit. Alison’s mission is simple: To write excellent books that have readers clamoring for more.

Alison is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and twin sons. She splits her time between London and San Francisco.

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📚 The new Graham: The blurb 📚

Hey there, lovely reader,It's raining here, and I'm stuck inside. I'm getting closer and closer to publishing the next book in the Inspector Graham series. Early feedback has been fantastic. I can't wait to share it with you.To whet your appetite, I have a teaser below.The blurb

A murder in a meadow. A village on edge. A detective at a crossroads.

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	Inspector David Graham #1-4 by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 4.36 avg rating — 2,554 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Hidden Flame (Inspector David Graham #2) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 3.97 avg rating — 1,987 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Screaming Beauty (Inspector David Graham #1) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 3.82 avg rating — 2,023 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Mansion (Reverend Annabelle Dixon #2) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Jamie Vougeot 3.76 avg rating — 1,777 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Missing Letter (Inspector David Graham #5) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 4.42 avg rating — 1,437 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Uncommon Witness (Inspector David Graham Mysteries Book 9) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 4.66 avg rating — 1,332 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Fallen Hero (Inspector David Graham #3) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 4.05 avg rating — 1,449 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Broken Doll (Inspector David Graham #4) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 4.39 avg rating — 1,250 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inspector Graham Mysteries: Books 1-8 (Inspector David Graham #1-8) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 4.62 avg rating — 1,173 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Pretty Lady (Inspector David Graham #6) by Alison Golden (Goodreads Author), Grace Dagnall 4.36 avg rating — 1,158 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Inspector David Graham (9 books)
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Roxy Reinhardt (5 books)
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“If in doubt, keep quiet. Play safe, talk less, and observe.”
― Alison Golden, The Modern No-Nonsense Guide to Paleo: Develop Your Skills to Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Take Back Your Health

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“Arsenic leaves a smell of bitter almonds, famously,”
― Alison Golden, The Case of the Hidden Flame

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― Alison Golden, The Case of the Pretty Lady

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Alison’s Quotes

“Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.”
― A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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“If in doubt, keep quiet. Play safe, talk less, and observe.”
― Alison Golden, The Modern No-Nonsense Guide to Paleo: Develop Your Skills to Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Take Back Your Health

tags: behavior, eating-habits, paleo, paleo-diet

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“Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.”
― Hymann Rickover

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“Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.”
― Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

tags: art, creative-work, creativity, writing

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