Agatha Award Nominee Lefty Award Winner

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A writer since childhood, Alexia Gordon won her first writing prize in the 6th grade. She continued writing through college but put literary endeavors on hold to finish medical school and Family Medicine residency training. She established her medical career then returned to writing fiction. Raised in the southeast, schooled in the northeast, she relocated to the west where she completed Southern Methodist University's Writer's Path program. She admits Texas brisket is as good as Carolina pulled pork. She practices medicine in North Chicago, IL. She enjoys the symphony, art collecting, embroidery, and ghost stories.

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MURDER IN G MAJOR (#1)

amateur sleuths, cozy, paranormal mysteries

Gethsemane Brown Mysteries

With few other options, African-American classical musician Gethsemane Brown accepts a position turning a group of rowdy schoolboys into an award-winning orchestra. Stranded in the Irish countryside, she figures any job is better than none. The perk? Housesitting a lovely cliffside cottage. The catch? The ghost of its murdered owner haunts the place. Falsely accused of killing his wife (and himself), he begs Gethsemane to clear his name so he can rest in peace. Her reluctant investigation provokes a dormant killer and she soon finds herself in grave danger. As Gethsemane races to prevent a deadly encore, will she uncover the truth or star in her own farewell performance?

“The captivating southwestern Irish countryside adds a delightful element... Gethsemane is an appealing protagonist who is doing the best she can against overwhelming odds.” – Library Journal (starred review)

DEATH IN D MINOR (#2)

African-American musician Gethsemane Brown solved a string of murders and got used to living with a snarky ghost. But the ghost has disappeared and her brother-in-law is coming to visit—with one day’s notice. She scrambles to call her spectral roomie back from beyond and find a way to save their cottage from a developer. When her brother-in-law is accused of stealing, Gethsemane goes undercover to investigate a forgery/theft ring. But she accidentally conjures the ghost of an eighteenth-century sea captain and ends up the prime suspect in a murder. Will she save herself and bring a thief and murderer to justice, or will her investigation become her swan song?

“Gordon strikes a harmonious chord in this enchanting spellbinder of a mystery.” – Susan M. Boyer, USA Today Bestselling Author (on Murder in G Major)

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KILLING IN C SHARP (#3)

She saved Carraigfaire—but can she save her friends? Gethsemane Brown now faces a vengeful ghost determined to exact revenge for her murder centuries ago. This ghost’s wrath spares no one—not Gethsemane’s students, Inspector Niall O’Reilly, fellow teacher Frankie Grennan, or a group of ghost hunters determined to prove ghosts exist. Proof Gethsemane has to quash to keep Eamon, her resident ghost and friend, from becoming an internet sensation. As if a spiteful specter wasn’t bad enough, a crooked music reviewer turns up dead in the opera house orchestra pit, a famous composer is arrested for the crime, and Gethsemane must team up with a notorious true-crime author to clear his name.

“In Gordon’s Exceptional third mystery...her ghosts operate under a set of limitations, allowing her earthly protagonists to shine as they cleverly solve crimes. Fans of paranormal cozies will be enthralled.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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FATALITY IN F (#4)

Gethsemane's summer plans include nothing more dangerous than performing in the opening ceremony of the annual rose and garden show and cheering on Frankie Grennan, who has entered his hybrid rose into the competition. But when a mysterious stalker leaves Frankie floral bouquets as coded messages, Gethsemane fears a copycat may be planning to recreate the still-unsolved murders of the infamous Flower Shop Killer. Then Frankie’s main competitor in the rose show turns up dead in Frankie’s rose garden. Frankie takes first prize in the category of prime suspect. As bodies start dropping like rose petals, Gethsemane must judge the other suspects and find the real killer.

“Full of snappy dialogue, this paranormal cozy is pure, sparkling fun.” – Publishers Weekly

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EXECUTION IN E (#5)

Romance is in the air. Or on the ’Gram, anyway. When an influencer-turned-bridezilla shows up at the lighthouse to capture Insta-perfect wedding photos designed to entice sponsors to fund her lavish wedding, Gethsemane has her hands full trying to keep Eamon from blasting the entire wedding party over the edge of the cliff. Wedding bells become funeral bells when members of the bride’s entourage start turning up dead. Frankie’s girlfriend, Verna, is pegged as maid-of-honor on the suspect list when the Garda discover the not-so-dearly departed groom was her ex and Gethsemane catches her standing over a body. Gethsemane uncovers devilish dealings as she fights to clear Verna, for Frankie’s sake. Will she find the killer in time to save Frankie from another heartbreak? Or will the photos in her social media feed be post-mortem?

“The repartee between the two amateur sleuths is sprinkled with good-natured humor, and the plot is filled with well-defined and often obstreperous suspects. This is a fun, fast cozy.” – Publishers Weekly