Alex Abella Books in Order

Alex Abella is a Cuban-born American author, as well as a screenwriter and Emmy Award journalist., who is best known for the Charlie Morell crime series.

This page lists all Alex Abella books in order, including his series and standalone novels, organized primarily by publication order.

Charlie Morell Series (Books in Order)

The Charlie Morell series follows a Cuban-American attorney and former private investigator in Los Angeles who takes on cases that combine crime and the occult in the city’s Cuban exile community.

Publication Order

1. The Killing of the Saints, 1991
2. Dead of Night, 1998
3. Final Acts, 2000

Standalone Novels

• The Great American, 1997
• Shanghai, 2009
• More Than A Woman, 2013
• Mission Churchill, 2024

Non-Fiction Books

• The Total Banana, 1979
• Shadow Enemies, 2003 (with Scott Gordon)
• Soldiers of Reason, 2008

Alex Abella Biography

Alex Abella is a Cuban-born American author, journalist, and screenwriter whose work includes fiction books, non-fiction, and television reporting.
Official website: alexabella.com

Alex Abella was born in Cuba in 1950 and emigrated to the US with his parents as a child. He lived in New York where he got a Pulitzer scholarship which allowed him to attend Columbia University.

After graduating, he moved to San Francisco in California where he worked as a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle covering local news. He then worked for KTVU-TV, Channel 2 News as a producer, writer, and reporter.

In the late 1980s, Alex Abella moved to Los Angeles to focus on writing. At the same time, he also worked as a Spanish interpreter at the Los Angeles Superior Court and an assistant to a Private Investigator. He lives in the Los Angeles suburbs with his family.

His debut novel, The Killing of the Saints, which was named a New York Times Notable Book the same year it was published, introduced Charlie Morell, who became the main character of the author’s trilogy.

Alex Abella has also written standalone novels and non-fiction books that examine historical and political events.