DIVE INTO CULVER CREEK
UP THE CREEK
by Alissa Grosso
Kirkus calls the first book in Alissa’s Culver Creek series “A taut, gripping mystery” that “culminates in an unforgettable ending.”
About the author
Alissa Grosso is an author of adult mystery thrillers and YA novels who lives in New Jersey.
When she’s not busy writing she can be found hanging out with her boyfriend Ron or creating some cute and quirky digital art.
The Culver Creek Series
Up the Creek
An unsolved murder. Disturbing dreams. A missing child. Book 1 in the Culver Creek series.
Factory Girls
Dead women. Shady employers. Dark conspiracies. Book 2 in the Culver Creek Series .
Haunted Houses
Family secrets. Ghostly photos. Shady business deals. Book 3 in the Culver Creek Series.
Blood Answer
Stolen identities. Found family. Relentless killers. Book 4 in the Culver Creek Series.
More Books by Alissa
Girl Most Likely to Succeed
Troubled by the recent deaths of her former classmates, Katrina goes hunting for answers, but will she be able to live up to her girl-most-likely-to-succeed title in time to save her friends?
In the Bag
Tamsyn learns that a grisly discovery she made is connected to a haunting phone call, but when she searches for answers what she finds is a little too close to home for comfort.
Unnamed Roads
When she discovers a clerical error on her birth certificate Petra sets off on a road trip to track down her mother with her sweepstakes-obsessed grandmother and boy from her school in tow.
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News
Read “Small Town Crime” on the Trace Evidence Blog
You can read my post "Small Town Crime" now at Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine's Trace Evidence Blog. I recount some of my experiences living in small towns and share how that helped to inspire my newest short story "Mysterious Ways" in the July/August 2026 issue...
Read “Mysterious Ways” in the Latest Issue of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
I'm excited to announce I have a new short story out. "Mysterious Ways" is a short mystery about a Presbyterian minister who attempts to get to the bottom of the murder of one of his church's parishioners, and you can read it in the July/August 2026 issue of Alfred...
Hooper’s Folly Wins First Place
I am so grateful and excited to announce that my short story "Hooper's Folly" was the first place winner in the 2025 Hunterdon County Library Short Story Contest sponspored by the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library. As a Hunterdon County resident and a regular...
Creativity and Contentment Has a New Home
Just a quick update to let you know that my weekly blog/newsletter has moved. You can now find Creativity and Contentment at it's own website CreativityandContentment.com. Previously it was hosted by Substack.com. If you already subscribe to my newsletter, then you...
Win a Book Bundle!
To help keep you supplied with reading material this summer, Alissa is giving away a bundle of four books. You can win a copy of each of her young adult novels: Popular, Ferocity Summer, Shallow Pond and Unnamed Roads. To enter all you need to do is subscribe to...
Follow Alissa on Bluesky
Alissa is on Bluesky! If you're looking for one more way to connect with and follow Alissa you can find her profile on Bluesky here. If you're reading this and wondering just what a Bluesky is, it's yet another social media site/app. It's very similar to Twitter. For...
Alissa’s Books Now Available on Bookshop.org
Love the convenience of shopping online, but also want to be able to support small businesses? Well, here's some great news. Bookshop.org allows shoppers to do this. You can purchase books from Bookshop.org and benefit independent bookstores. Best of all many of...
Keep Up with Alissa on Substack
Alissa's new weekly newsletter Creativity and Contentment is now available on Substack. In her weekly postings, Alissa shares her musings on creativity, writing books, creating art and anything else that's on her mind. She also shares the latest news on her books and...
Blood Answer is out Today
Today's an exciting day for me. The fourth and final book in my Culver Creek series is out today. Blood Answer is the final book about police detective Sage Dorian. This mystery series was the first that I have written, and while I've had some challenges along the...
Haunted Houses is now available!
I'm excited to announce that Haunted Houses, the third book in my Culver Creek series is now available. Here's a bit more about my latest novel: Family secrets, ghostly photos, shady business deals. When her father’s murder conviction is overturned a real estate agent...
Factory Girls is Now Out
I'm so excited to announce that my newest book Factory Girls is now available. Factory Girls is book 2 in the Culver Creek series. Here's a little about the book: Dead Women, Shady Employers, Dark Conspiracies. Chaz is struggling to make it as a freelance journalist...
My Partners in Crime Book Tour Kicks Off Tuesday
I'm so excited! My Partners in Crime book blog tour kicks up today to celebrate the launch of my new book Up the Creek, the first in the Culver Creek Series. I invite you to check out all the different stops on this tour, and to enter to win an Amazon gift card. Check...
The Up the Creek R & R Blog Tour Kicks off This Week
This is a pretty big week for me. Up the Creek, the first book in my new Culver Creek series comes out this week, and in honor of that I'll be hitting the book blog tour circuit. My R & R Book Tour kicks off on Monday, January 11th, and I invite you to visit the...
Virtual Launch Party Scheduled for January 12
I'm having a party, and you're invited! I'll be hosting a virtual launch party or my new book Up the Creek on January 12th at 7 pm EST on the Awkward Author YouTube channel. You're invited to join me for this live streaming event by way of an online chat. I'll be...
Cover Reveal for Blood Answer
At last, I prsent the cover reveal for Blood Answer, the fourth and final book in the Culver Creek series! Blood Answer comes out in April 2021. Check back for more information on this book soon, and don't forget the release of Book 1 in the series, Up the Creek is...
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
– Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
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Whether you’ve purchased a book or a t-shirt that I’ve created, written an online review, helped spread the world on social media, or requested one of my titles from your local library, you’ve helped to support the arts. I am eternally grateful to everyone who has helped me through the years. Your support really means the world to me! — Alissa
