Alan Gordon is also the name of a songwriter most well-known for songs by The Turtles, Barbra Streisand, and Dr. Demento.
Alan Gordon is the author of five mysteries based on the characters from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
The books are:
- Thirteenth Night (1999). Set a decade after the events of Twelfth Night, Feste returns to investigate the murder of the Duke of Orsino.
- Jester Leaps In (2000). Theophilos (aka Feste), along with his new apprentice Viola, has been sent by the Fool's Guild to investigate the disappearance of some agents in Constantinople.
- A Death In The Venetian Quarter (2002). Theophilos and Viola (now a fool, and going under the name Aglaia) are investigating the death of Bastiani, a silk merchant and informant.
- Widow Of Jerusalem (2003) is set in Tyre during the Third Crusade, and takes place prior to the first three books. Theophilos is trying to broker peace between the various participants. It is based on actual events involving Isabella of Jerusalem and her husband.
- An Antic Disposition (2004) is based on Hamlet.
