Jeff Abbott
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| Jeff Abbott | |
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 Jeff Abbott at the 2007 Texas Book Festival. |
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| Born | 1963 (age 49–50) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Suspense, Detective fiction, Thriller fiction |
Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is a U.S. suspense novelist. He has a degree in History and English from Rice University. He lives in Austin, Texas. His early novels were traditional detective fiction but in recent years he has turned to writing thriller fiction. A theme of his work is the idea of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary danger and fighting to return to their normal lives. His novels are published in several countries and have also been bestsellers in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, and France.[citation needed]
Novels [edit]
- The Jordan Poteet mysteries, set in Texas. These novels are more traditional mysteries, centering around Jordan Poteet's eccentric family in a small Texas town:
- Do Unto Others (1994) -- winner of the Agatha Award and the Macavity Award (given by Mystery Readers International) for Best First Novel,[citation needed] nominated for the Dilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associations.[citation needed]
- The Only Good Yankee (1995)--nominated for the Writers' League of Texas Violet Crown Award[citation needed]
- Promises of Home (1996)
- Distant Blood (1996)
- The Whit Mosley series (Mosley is a Texas judge and coroner who partners with investigator Claudia Salazar in a Gulf Coast county). These books are darker and more thriller-oriented than the Poteet novels:
- A Kiss Gone Bad (2001)--nominated for the Anthony Award at Bouchercon XXXIII in the "Best paperback original" category.[1]
- Black Jack Point (2002)--nominated for the Edgar Award (given by Mystery Writers of America),[citation needed] the Anthony Award for "Best paperback original";[2] and also for the Barry Award.[citation needed]
- Cut and Run (2003)--nominated for the Edgar Award.[citation needed]
- Panic (2005)--nominated for the Thriller Award (given by the International Thriller Writers).[citation needed]
- Fear (2006)
- Collision (2008)--known as Run in the UK[3]
- Trust Me (2009)
His novel, Panic, has been optioned for film by The Weinstein Company and is in development. His novel, Collision, has been optioned for film by Twentieth Century Fox.[4][5]
- The Sam Capra Series:
- Adrenaline (2011)
- The Last Minute (2012)
References [edit]
- ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Dromgoole: Try these books from reefs to Ringo to ranch life | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Weinstein / Showtime Deal Will Produce 'Scream 4' - The Moviefone Blog". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Archives | Austin American-Statesman | Statesman.com". Austin American-Statesman. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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