Who This Author Is

Vivien Alcock has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 16 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 2001, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Stranger at the Window and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2001; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Mammoth.

Best Place To Start

Stranger at the Window

Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Houghton Mifflin and Mammoth

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2001; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Mammoth.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Stranger at the Window

    Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 208 pages.

  2. The Stonewalkers

    Houghton Mifflin • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 168 pages.

  3. The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

    Houghton Mifflin • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 187 pages.

  4. The Sylvia Game

    Houghton Mifflin • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 216 pages.

  5. The Trial of Anna Cotman

    Houghton Mifflin • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 218 pages.

  6. Ticket to Heaven (Contents)

    Egmont Childrens Books • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 156 pages.

  7. Time Wreck (Contents)

    Mammoth • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 216 pages.

  8. Singer to the Sea God

    Random House Childrens Books • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 208 pages.

  9. The Boy Who Swallowed a Ghost (Mammoth Read)

    Mammoth • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 77 pages.

  10. A Gift on a String (Yellow Banana Books)

    Mammoth • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 48 pages.

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