K. A. LeVan

K.A. LeVan writes historical crime, psychological suspense, and speculative fiction about the secrets people carry—and what happens when the past refuses to stay buried.

A native of Alabama, LeVan spent his early years between Alabama and Tennessee before moving to Georgia in 1987, where he has made his home ever since. His writing draws inspiration from the landscapes, history, communities, and complicated loyalties of the American South.

The Merritt Franklin series begins with Every Past Has a Name, a historical crime novel set in 1978 Georgia, where a suspicious death exposes secrets reaching back to the Vietnam War.

LeVan’s fiction blends carefully researched historical settings, flawed and believable characters, moral complexity, and slow-building suspense. Later stories gradually introduce speculative and science-fiction elements while remaining grounded in history, memory, consequence, and the choices people make when truth becomes dangerous.