Alan Russell Bestselling Mystery Author
The Dead Detective

The Dead Detective

It starts with a sneaker washed ashore. The severed foot inside changed everything…

San Diego Homicide Detective Wyatt Lake has seen strange cases—but nothing like this. When a second foot appears nearby, forensic experts trace the shoes’ journey back to a sunken shipping container. Inside: twelve bodies, shackled …

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Inhuman Trafficking

Inhuman Trafficking

To save his missing goddaughter from a notorious human trafficker, lawyer Nick "Deke" Deketomis must win a war inside the courtroom and out.

For Nick “Deke” Deketomis, going where angels fear to tread in waging legal battles has long been a way of life. As managing partner for one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ law firms, Deke has gone toe to toe with some of the largest corporations in the world. His firm specializes in the tough, even quixotic, cases that few lawyers would dare to take on. Like human trafficking. Deke’s target this time is Welcome Mat Hospitality, a firm known for its truck stops and lodging throughout the United States. What Welcome Mat doesn’t advertise is the human trafficking—for sex work and slave labor—going on at many of its properties. For the sake of better profits, Welcome Mat’s ownership has turned a blind eye to this lucrative enterprise.

The Last Good Dog

The Last Good Dog

A cop. A dog. A search for a killer.

From the bestselling author of Gideon’s Rescue comes a gripping, suspenseful mystery of loyalty and survival. Detective Michael Gideon and his canine partner, Sirius, a golden retriever trained for police work, are the department’s K9 star team. When a body is discovered in the remote canyon trails of Los Angeles, they are called to the scene. What looks like a simple hiking accident quickly morphs into a complex web of deceit, betrayal, and cold-blooded murder.

Political Suicide

Political Suicide

In the capital, the ultimate power grab is a matter of life and death.

Will Travis is an undercover corporate investigator whose job involves low-key assignments like checking out the service at Washington, DC, hotel bars and reporting back to management. But his evening takes an unexpected turn when he interrupts an attempted murder. Soon, Will is on the run with Claire Harrington, the daughter of a former congressman whose suicide, she claims, was murder—and she wants Will to help her prove it. Will is hesitant to believe Claire, but he and her father both attended West Point, and the cadets’ honor code binds them. He’s already in too deep—hit men are after both of them, and he and Claire will have to trust one another if they’re going to survive. As the danger sends them deep into the heart of our nation’s capital, time is running out to stop a high-profile presidential candidate who may also be a killer—and who only needs to avoid justice until election night to make the ultimate power grab.

Meet Alan Russell

Alan Russell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of multiple suspense and mystery novels. With a career spanning decades, his novels range from dark police procedurals to fast-paced comedic mysteries, including the popular Gideon and Sirius series (The Last Good Dog), the Hotel Detective series, and standalone hits like L.A. Woman.