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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    December 2013
  • Latest Book:
    January 2020
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Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • Two talented teenage boys deal with growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In the shadow of Lookout Mountain, Travis & Willie deal with the old ways while creating new traditions. The two boys come to grips with what is and is not important....





  • Take a few minutes and pick around the things in A.L. Gates' mind. Two old men happen upon each other in a Chattanooga park. One black. one white. They get to know each other and their deep, dark secrets. Also, let Chip clean & fold your la...



  • Riveting, raw and macabre. Three words that sum up the collection of short stories you will find in AL Gates’ Scenic City Café, where life (and death) are not always what they seem. His beloved Chattanooga, TN is often the backdrop for these stori...



  • Award winning author A. L. Gates is back with ten short sinister tales, set in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Peel back the magnolia leaves and ignore the seductive aroma of hot buttered cornbread. Dig your jowls into stories that will keep ...



  • The secrets of Marie Laveau reach a climax in a suburb of Chattanooga, Tennessee. A plaster lawn-jockey contains the souls of those not given to Heaven...or Hell. Led by Jocko and The Freemen, these souls inhabit the Middle Realm and develop a taste ...



  • The Scenic City Cafè anthology offers more tasty goodies from the twisted mind of chef A.L. Gates. Brush up on your scripture with ""Mrs. Beatrice". Take a trip into another reality on the "Spiral Staircase". Follow a young doctor as he takes part i...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

A.L. Gates has published 8 books.

A.L. Gates does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Scenic City Cafe Volume Four, was published in January 2020.

The first book by A.L. Gates, Short Stories of Chattanooga, was published in December 2013.

No. A.L. Gates does not write books in series.