Writing is the Name of the Game

Allison Keeton's passion for writing started in poetry and picture books when she was seven years old and branched into writing mysteries and suspense --for adults, middle grade and young adults--and non-fiction works.

She writes the Midcoast Maine Mystery series. Book One,  Blaze Orange, and Book Two, Arctic Green, are available everywhere. Book Three, Lobster Red, comes out in February 2027.

Allison holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The University of Connecticut and an Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.

She's been twice accepted into Rutgers University’s invitation-only writers’ conference and is a member of the national and New England chapters of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime,  and locally, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.  She's attended numerous writing conferences including the Writers’ Police Academy in Green Bay, WI, where she learned quickly she was not a sharpshooter. 

On the non-fiction front, Allison has written human resource articles for national websites and published an e-book (pdf) on job hunting called  Ace that Interview: Advice from a Real Recruiter. She also writes a creative non-fiction blog, Largest Ball of Twine, and contributes monthly to the Maine Crime Writers blog. Both blog links are available on this website.

Allison lives in Maine with her husband, Tom Aylesbury, and their two poochies, Kelton and Roger. When she's not at her laptop, she can be found out walking a hiking trail, paddling a river, or reading at the beach.

​Follow Allison on Instagram @allie129 and Facebook @AKeetonBooks. She can also be found on Blue Sky, Threads, Twitter/X, and Linkedin.

​Allison can also be reached via email at [email protected]