- Jeff Abbott
Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is a U.S. suspense novelist. He has a degree in History and English from
Rice University . He lives inAustin, Texas . His early novels were traditionaldetective 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 theUnited Kingdom ,Australia ,Ireland , andFrance . Fact|date=October 2007Novels
*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 theAgatha Award and the Macavity Award (given byMystery Readers International ) for Best First Novel, nominated for theDilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associations
**"The Only Good Yankee " (1995)--nominated for the Writers' League of Texas Violet Crown Award
**"Promises of Home " (1996)
**"Distant Blood " (1996)*The Whit Mosley series (Mosley is a Texas judge and
coroner who partners withinvestigator Claudia Salazar in aGulf Coast county). These books are darker and more thriller-oriented than the Poteet novels:
**"A Kiss Gone Bad " (2001)--nominated for the Anthony Award (given out at the World Mystery Conference also known asBouchercon )
**"Black Jack Point " (2002)--nominated for theEdgar Award (given byMystery Writers of America ) and for the Anthony Award and for the Barry Award
**"Cut and Run" (2003)--nominated for theEdgar Award *"Panic" (2005)--nominated for the Thriller Award (given by the
International Thriller Writers )
*"Fear" (2006)
*"Collision" (2008)--known as Run in theUK His novel, Panic, has been optioned for film by
The Weinstein Company and is in development. His novel, Collision, has been optioned for film byTwentieth Century Fox .External links
* http://www.jeffabbott.com/
* [http://www.cozy-mystery.com/Jeff-Abbott.html Jeff Abbott bibliography]
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