Jeff Abbott

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Jeff Abbott
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Jeff Abbott at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.
Born1963 (age 61–62)
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
GenreSuspense, Detective fiction, Thriller fiction

Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is an English football referee, famous for giving 17 red cards in one game and being on the ball. He has degrees in History and English from Rice University. He lives in Austin, Texas. Before writing full-time, he was a creative director at an advertising agency. 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, Germany, France and Portugal. [1] He is also Creative Director at Springbox, a Prophet company.

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The Jordan Poteet mysteries

These novels are more traditional mysteries, centering on Poteet's eccentric family in a small Texas town.

  1. Do Unto Others (Oct 1994) winner of the Agatha Award (given by Malice Domestic) and the Macavity Award (given by Mystery Readers International) for Best First Novel, [2] [3] nominated for the Dilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associations. [4]
  2. The Only Good Yankee (Apr 1995)–nominated for the Writers' League of Texas Violet Crown Award[ citation needed ]
  3. Promises of Home (Jan 1996)
  4. Distant Blood (Sep 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.

  1. A Kiss Gone Bad (Oct 2001)–nominated for the Anthony Award at Bouchercon XXXIII in the "Best paperback original" category. [5]
  2. Black Jack Point (Sep 2002)—nominated for the Edgar Award (given by Mystery Writers of America),; [6] the Anthony Award for "Best paperback original"; [7] and also for the Barry Award.[ citation needed ]
  3. Cut and Run (Nov 2003)—nominated for the Edgar Award), [6]

The Sam Capra Series

Capra is a brilliant CIA agent who is set up and loses everything that matters to him. He then uses his skills to help the helpless, protect the innocent and track down those who took his family from him. [8]

#TitleDate PublishedComments
1AdrenalineJan 2010
1.5 Sam Capra's Last Chance May 2012e-book short story
2 The Last Minute July 2012
3 Downfall July 2013
4Inside ManJuly 2014
5The First OrderJan 2016
6Traitor's DanceAug 2022

Stand-alone Novels

Anthologies and Collections

Anthology or Collection [12] ContentsPublication DateEditor
Magnolias and MayhemWhite TrashJan 2000Jeffrey Marks
And the Dying is EasySalt on the RimJun 2001Joseph Pittman
High StakesBet on RedSep 2003Robert Randisi
Mystery Writers of America Presents Death Do Us PartA Few Small RepairsAug 2004Harlan Coben
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Fifth Annual CollectionBet on RedOct 2004Ed Gorman

Martin H. Greenberg

The Best American Mystery Stories 2004Bet on RedOct 2004Nelson DeMille

Otto Penzler

Damn Near DeadTender MerciesJul 2006Duane Swierczynski
These Guns for HireSeize Your FutureOct 2006J. A. Konrath
Greatest HitsKarma Hits DogmaNov 2006Robert J. Randisi
A Hell of a WomanLuise FischerDec 2007Megan Abbott
Death's Excellent VacationSafe and SoundAug 2010Charlaine Harris

Toni L. P. Kelner

No Rest for the Dead: Twenty-Six Writers. One Mysterywrote one chapterJul 2011Andrew F. Gulli
Robot UprisingsHuman IntelligenceApr 2014Daniel H. Wilson

John Joseph Adams

References

  1. ↑ "Jeff Abbott Author Biography". Book Browse. November 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Past Agatha Award Winners & Nominees". Malice Domestic. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Macavity Awards". Mystery Readers International. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  4. ↑ "The DILYS AWARD". Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  6. 1 2 "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees Database". The Edgars.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  7. ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  8. ↑ "The Sam Capra Series".
  9. ↑ "Dromgoole: Try these books from reefs to Ringo to ranch life | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal" . Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  10. ↑ "Weinstein / Showtime Deal Will Produce 'Scream 4' - The Moviefone Blog". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  11. ↑ "Archives | Austin American-Statesman | Statesman.com". Austin American-Statesman. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  12. ↑ Abbott, Jeff (November 19, 2019). "Jeff Abbott - Printable Book List". Jeff Abbott - Printable Book List.
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