Books with author Alex Ferguson

Fascinated by forensics, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney persuades her father, the county coroner in sleepy Silverton, CO, to take her on as his assistant. But she never expects her first case to involve the death of a friend! Rachel Geller, a beautiful young waitress, is found strangled in a field with a Christopher medal around her neck—clearly marking her as the fourth victim of a serial killer. Cameryn is determined to help find Rachel’s killer, and attending the autopsy gives her the first clue. But as she follows her instincts and gets closer to the killer, Cameryn suddenly finds herself on the verge of becoming his fifth victim!

As the daughter of a Colorado County coroner, seventeen-yearold Cameryn Mahoney is no stranger to death. in fact, she’s always been fascinated by the science of it. so she’s thrilled to finally get some hands-on experience in forensics working as her father’s assistant. but Cammie is in for more than she bargained for when the second case that she attends turns out to be someone she knows—the latest victim of a serial killer known as the Christopher Killer. And if dealing with that isn’t hard enough, Cammie soon realizes that if she’s not careful, she might wind up as the killer’s next victim. . . .

The Brook Randall School for Girls of Military Parentage is a boarding school of good reputation. For Melanie Mackenzie, Joan Vere d’Urquart and Laura MaCallaman, just three of the teenage girls who call this girls’ school home, it is a tranquil and ordered environment that allows them to overcome the tragedies of their pasts.But when a man claiming to be the famous playwright Christopher Marlowe arrives at the school to give a lecture on historical time travel, bringing with him an air of mystery and suspense, action and adventure, the delicate equilibrium of Randall’s is shattered. Melanie, it turns out, is a Time Walker, someone who can break the barriers of time and send people back into the past on a time travel mystery over which she has no real control.She is just what Marlowe has been looking for – someone who can return him to his own time and allow him to escape finally from the religious fanatics who have hunted him through history since the Elizabethan era. But as events surrounding the girls’ school deepen the mystery and suspense of Melanie’s new ability, both Christopher Marlowe and the teenage girls find themselves embroiled in an historical time travel mystery that spans from Randall’s girls’ school to the 1600s to the closing days of the Napoleonic Wars. Who is the young Ensign tasked with defending a river crossing against an entire army – and, more importantly, who are the mysterious men in pink asking questions about a long-dead playwright?Heartfelt and original, this is one action and adventure story you will not want to miss in the Look Inside Feature.

Another in the line of Alex Ferguson's award winning stories for children and young adults alike. Tyneside born and bred, Alex Ferguson has spent a lifetime drawing on his personal experiences of growing up in the harsh years following the great depression of the 1930s and has an uncanny knack of combining an engrossing narrative with his wry and wit-laden humour.MAGGIE MAGEE is a teenager who lives in a tower block in West Newcastle with the Aunt she calls Mam. The most extraordinary events begin to happen when, abandoned by her Aunt, her Grandfather turns up.Meanwhile, in rural Northumberland, the once wealthy and prestigious Carnell family, Richard, Emily and their witch-crone mother, Mrs Victoria Carnell, living in the ruins of Asheldore Hall, conspire to send someone back through time to change history so that what happened in 1899 will NOT happen and the family's power and prestige will be restored.Involved in this narrative and living in the old Dowerhouse of the Hall are the Temple family, Tom, a retired crafts teacher, his wife, Ellen, and their teenage children, Nikki and Stephen, innocents, who will be manipulated to serve the wicked purposes of the Carnells.Maggie Magee is initially unaware of power she possesses that will take her and Grandfather, Michael Magee, the failing Magus, to the edge of the fatal abyss.The threads of the conspiracy tighten and suffocate. Nothing is what it seems. Who can tell the daemons from the anghels?An intriguing and masterfully crafted tale of mystery, suspense and witchcraft with an ending that will bring a tear to the eye but joy to the heart. One of Alex Ferguson's most outstanding works so far.

Cameryn Mahoney works as the assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado. But if that?s not hard enough, her long-lost mother has made a surprise return to Cameryn?s life. When her mother picks up a mysterious young hitchhiker, Cameryn senses that the girl is running from something. But before she can find out more, the girl is found dead?with a gun in her hand. Is it suicide? Or something even more sinister?

Being a coroner’s assistant means that Cameryn has seen more gore than your average seventeen-year-old. But even Cammie is shocked when Kyle O’Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. As Cammie gets involved in the case, she finds herself drawn to Kyle, and considers trusting him with the secret that she can’t even tell her father. But when their relationship starts to move toward romance, the struggle to solve the case of her teacher’s death intensifies. Will Cameryn be too preoccupied to identify the killer in time?

As assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado, Cameryn Mahoney has seen more gore than the average seventeen-yearold. But even Cameryn is shocked when Kyle O'Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. Kyle is drawn to Cameryn, who wonders if she can trust him with the secret she can't tell her father—that her vanished mother is back in her life. As her relationship with Kyle speeds into romance, Cameryn struggles to unravel her teacher's bizarre death—but is she too preoccupied to identify the killer in time?

Seventeen year old Cameryn Mahoney is the assistant to the county coroner, so she's no stranger to death. But when it's possible that the next death under investigation might be your own, things take on a whole new meaning. Cameryn thought she was done with Kyle O'Neil after his first attempt to kill her in Angel of Death. But now he's back, and he's after her again. Compelling and gripping, this newest addition to the Forensic Mystery series will have readers on the edge of their seats.

Cameryn?s ex-boyfriend is back . . . and ready to kill! Cameryn had thought she was in love with him. He was smart, strong, and would do anything for her?even kill. Kyle O?Neil disappeared after his first attempt on Cameryn?s life at the end of The Angel of Death. Now he is back for his second. He?s leaving macabre love notes for her everywhere?on her computer, on her cell phone, and on the body of a dead man. And while everyone is determined to keep Cameryn safe, only she knows that it?s up to her to keep Kyle from killing again?and again. Alane Ferguson delivers her most gripping Forensic Mystery yet!