Andrew J. HarrisAuthor

Southern crime fiction and documentary nonfiction

Andrew J. Harris

Small towns keep records. Deeds, ledgers, field books, hospice notes, declassified files — books about what those records were written to hide, and the people who go looking anyway.

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THE THIRD EYE IS REAL: The Complete Science of the Pineal Gland

A real third eye sits in the middle of your brain. In most adults, it is slowly turning to stone.

Deep in the middle of your brain sits a gland smaller than a pea. It is the descendant of a real third eye — the same organ that still looks up at the sky from the top of a reptile’s skull — and in most adults it is slowly filling with bone-hard mineral.

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SKYBORNE

A living moon, a rift over an Iowa cornfield, and a debt that outlasts the girl who owed it.

The Anunnaki Directive

Two volumes of documentary investigation — tablets, testimony, hearings, and files, every source named.

The Chandler County Records

Mara Ellison appraises land for a living. The paperwork keeps turning out to be a confession.

The Cade's Fork Saga

Hospice nurse June Vance hears what people say at the end. Three books, one long reckoning.

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SKYBORNE

A living moon, a rift over an Iowa cornfield, and a debt that outlasts the girl who owed it.

  1. Book OneSKYBORNE
  2. Book TwoSKYBORNE: UNDERROOT

Read in order. Underroot opens a generation after Skyborne closes.

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Andrew J. Harris, author of Southern crime fiction and documentary nonfiction

About the author

Andrew J. Harris lives in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. He writes crime novels, love stories, fantasy, and nonfiction, most of them set in small Southern towns. He writes the story that keeps him up at night, and he uses what his books earn to help other people.

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Crime novels set in small Southern towns, and the paperwork somebody tried to bury. Kindle editions start at $2.99 and most are free on Kindle Unlimited. https://harris-books.netlify.app/

If you liked the crime novels

Start with the Chandler County Records. A land appraiser reads deeds for a living and the deeds keep turning into evidence. Book one is The Drowned Deed. https://harris-books.netlify.app/series/chandler-county/

For the nonfiction readers

Documentary nonfiction where every source is named and you can go check it yourself. Tablets, testimony, translation history, and what the record actually says. https://harris-books.netlify.app/?filter=nonfiction

For a book club

Looking for a next pick? Crime novels, love stories, fantasy and nonfiction, plus a three-question picker that hands you three books and says why. Review copies available on request. https://harris-books.netlify.app/press/

Questions readers ask

What kinds of books does Andrew J. Harris write?

Crime novels, thrillers, love stories, a Southern family novel, fantasy, and documentary nonfiction. Most are available in Kindle, paperback and hardcover.

Which book should I read first?

Any of them. A few of the titles belong to a series, and the standalones can be read in any order. Readers new to the crime novels usually start with Soft Enough to Cry or Say It Back; readers who want the nonfiction usually start with The Anunnaki Directive.

What order do the series go in?

The Cade's Fork Saga runs Say It Back, Tend the Grave, The Waiting Kind. The Chandler County Records run The Drowned Deed then The Forged Ledger. The SKYBORNE series runs Skyborne then Skyborne: Underroot. The two Anunnaki Directive volumes can be read in either order — the second repeats no subject from the first.

Are the books in Kindle Unlimited?

Most of them are, and each book on this site says whether it is. Kindle Unlimited members read those titles at no extra cost.

Are there audiobooks?

Not yet. Audio editions are planned, and the release-alert list is where that will be announced first.

Where can I buy them?

Amazon, in Kindle, paperback and hardcover. Every buy button on this site goes straight to the Amazon listing for that format.

Can I get a review copy or have the author visit my book club?

Yes. Reviewers, bloggers, podcasters and book clubs can ask through the contact form on the press page.