Alan Annand

ALAN ANNAND is a writer of crime fiction, offering an intriguing blend of mystery, suspense, thriller and occult genres. When he's not dreaming up ingenious ways to kill people, he finds therapy in writing humor, short stories and astrological texts.

Before becoming a full-time novelist, he worked as an astrologer, a technical writer for the railway industry, a human resources manager and an underground surveyor.

Currently, he divides his time between writing in the AM, astrology in the PM, and meditation on the OM. For those who care, he's an Aries with a dash of Scorpio.

ALAN ANNAND: 
- Writer of mystery suspense novels. 
- Astrologer & palmist, trained in Western & Vedic astrology. 
- Amateur musician, agent provocateur and infomaniac.

Websites: 
- Writing: www.sextile.com 
- Astrology: www.navamsa.com

Books available at Amazon, Apple, Barnes&Noble: 
- Scorpio Rising (New Age Noir series mystery #1)
- Felonious Monk (New Age Noir series mystery #2)
- Soma County (New Age Noir series mystery #3)
- Al-Quebeca (police procedural mystery thriller)
- Antenna Syndrome (SF mystery thriller)
- Harm's Way (hard-boiled mystery thriller) 
- Hide in Plain Sight (psychological mystery suspense) 
- Specimen & Other Stories (short story collection)
- Stellar Astrology (essays in Vedic astrology)
- Parivartana Yoga (reference text for Vedic astrologers)
- Mutual Reception (reference text for western astrologers)

Education: 
- BA, English Lit 
- BSc, Math & Physics 
- Diploma, British Faculty of Astrological Studies 
- Diploma, American College of Vedic Astrology