Shadow Valley

Alan Brown grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1973 and Avila University in 1979. Now, he lives in a suburb of St. Louis, MO, with his wife, three daughters, and four sons, who are grown and living outside the home. He enjoys writing about experiences he had growing up, examining the fantastical side and the dark side of a person’s natural fears. All of his books are based on a reality in his life. He is a fan of Alfred Hitchcock. Like his stories, Alan Brown’s will conclude with a twist, something he hopes will take the reader by surprise.

I am a husband and father of four, and I am a former business and political reporter from Springfield, Missouri, who currently lives and works in the St. Louis area. I’ve written five books with my father, Alan Brown, and edited a sixth. All our novels involve our fictional detective, Booger McClain, in what we have dubbed our Ozarks’ Noir style.