Alfred Shackelford

Fred Shackelford (Col ’78, Law ’83 L/M) has published a book, The Ticket. Publishers Weekly called the book a “winning thriller” with “wicked plot twists” and a “delicious cat-and-mouse story line.” Professor Ken Elzinga has described The Ticket as “a page turner.” 

Alfred C. “Fred” Shackelford III (Col ’78, Law ’83 L/M) of Keswick, Virginia, has published his first novel, The Ticket (Black Opal Books, 2016). The story features Channing Booker, a compulsive gambler, drug abuser and philanderer whose marriage is failing, who finally gets lucky and wins the Mega Millions lottery. The plot unfolds as Booker attempts to hide the winning ticket from his soon-to-be ex-wife, who flees with all her possessions, including the rare book in which the ticket was hidden. Mr. Shackelford, an attorney with the National Legal Research Group, is the son of A. Colquitt Shackelford Jr. (Col ’51 L/M) and Mary L. Shackelford (Educ ’53 L/M), husband of Anne R. Shackelford (Educ ’82), father of Charles A. Shackelford (Engr ’09) and brother of Lilian Shackelford Murray (Com ’80 L/M) and Mary Shackelford Tise (Col ’76 L/M).