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Ross Alexander

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Ross Alexander is a Scottish author based in East Lothian.

'Alive' is his debut novel, a crime thriller set through the months of 2011. Told via the diary entries of Steve Hamilton, the story begins with a threatening note stating that Steve will not survive another year.

He had also written the DI Joanne Christie crime series, based in and around Edinburgh, Scotland.

Ross has also published various short stories with Darkstroke Books in their charity anthologies and was included in the first edition of Tangled Web magazine which publishes stories within the Tartan Noir genre.

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	Dark Paris (Dark World, #4) by Sue Barnard (Goodreads Author), Brodie Simpson, Jennifer C. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 16 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
	Dark Scotland by Wendy H. Jones (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Sue Barnard (Goodreads Author), J.K. Fulton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Alive 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
	Five Against One: A DI Joanne Christie Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Christie's Early Cases (DI Christie Book 1) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	Lightning Bolt (DI Joanne Christie Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	DI Christie's Christmas (DI Joanne Christie Book 4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Dark Venice: An Anthology of Short Stories about Venice, Italy by Jenna Morrison (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ross Alexander (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Dark New Orleans by Miriam Van Scott (Goodreads Author), Ross Alexander (Goodreads Author), Donna Cuttress (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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The Skeleton Road (Inspector Karen Pirie, #3)

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The Mirror and the Road: Conversations with William Boyd

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