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Ally Carter

(b.1974)

Ally Carter is an American author of young adult and adult fiction. Carter was chosen as her surname because her agent and editor wanted her books to be shelved near bestselling chick lit author Jennifer Crusie's.

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Romance, Young Adult Fantasy

New and upcoming books

September 2024

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

June 2025

The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold
(Blonde Identity, book 2)

Series

Cheating at Solitaire
1. Cheating at Solitaire (2005)
2. Learning to Play Gin (2006)

Gallagher Girls
   0.5. The Spies That Bind (2018)
   1. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (2006)
   2. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (2007)
   3. Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (2009)
   4. Only the Good Spy Young (2010)
   5. Out of Sight, Out of Time (2012)
   6. United We Spy (2013)

Heist Society
   1. Heist Society (2010)
     aka Thief Girl
   2. Uncommon Criminals (2011)
     aka Diamond Crime
   Double Crossed (2013)
   3. Perfect Scoundrels (2013)
     aka Stolen Heart
   The Grift of the Magi (2018)

Embassy Row
   1. All Fall Down (2015)
   Before the Fall: Arrival (2015)
   2. See How They Run (2015)
   3. Take the Key and Lock Her up (2016)

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour
1. Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour (2019)
2. Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery (2021)

Blonde Identity
1. The Blonde Identity (2023)
2. The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold (2025)

Novels

Not If I Save You First (2018)
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year (2024)

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Ally Carter

Hope Nation (2018)
edited by
Rose Brock

My True Love Gave To Me (2014)
Twelve Holiday Stories
edited by
Stephanie Perkins

Ally Carter recommends

The Unwedding (2024)
Ally Condie
"A classic mystery for a modern world - I couldn't put it down!"

Stars and Smoke (2023)
(Stars and Smoke, book 1)
Marie Lu
"A classic covert caper from one of YA's brightest stars. If you ever wondered what would happen if a pop star joined Kingsman, this is the book for you."

Shaking Up the House (2021)
Yamile Saied Méndez
"Fun, fast, and full of laughs, you’ve never seen the White House like this!"