Abigail Dean

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Abigail Dean is an English writer, living in south London. [1] She has written the novels Girl A (2021), [2] Day One (2024), [3] and The Death of Us (2025). [4]

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Biography

Dean was born in Manchester [5] and grew up in Hayfield, Derbyshire. She graduated from Robinson College, Cambridge in 2008 [6] with a degree in English literature. [1] [7] After her degree she took a law conversion course, eventually specialising in information technology law, in which she has had a career. [1] She worked as a lawyer for Google. [1]

In 2019 it was reported that Dean received a six-figure sum from UK publisher HarperCollins for her first novel Girl A and another, The Conspiracies. She reportedly received a seven-figure deal from US publisher Viking Press. [8] Girl A was published in the UK in January 2021. [9]

Personal life

She works as a full time writer. [10] She lives in South East London with her husband, son and cat called Woody. [10]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Girl A: Abigail Dean on her shocking debut novel that's taking the book world by storm". The Guardian. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Lipez, Richard. "Review | Five new thrillers offer guilt-free distraction". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 Flood, Alison (17 March 2024). "Crime and thrillers of the month – review" – via The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Flood, Alison (15 April 2025). "Crime and thrillers of the month – review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Abigail Dean in conversation with Emma Gannon". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Falayi, Faith. "World Book Day - Alumni Abigail Dean interviewed by Student Faith Falayi". Robinson College, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "House of horrors: Girl A, by Abigail Dean, reviewed". www.spectator.co.uk. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "HarperCollins triumphs in 9-way auction for slushpile debut Girl A". www.thebookseller.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Books 2021: A pick and mix of what's coming up". BBC News. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. 1 2 https://womensprize.com/where-i-write-abigail-dean/
  11. ↑ Owen, James. "The best new thrillers for January 2021 — introducing a new hero, a bomb disposal expert". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Finney, Joanne (4 January 2021). "These are the 10 best books to read this month". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup". The Guardian. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Abigail Dean's grim crime thriller The Death of Us is a stunning story of, and for, our times". www.independent.ie. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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