Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott
Jeff Abbott at the 2007 Texas Book Festival.
Born	1963 (age 52–53)
Occupation	Novelist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Genre	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.

Novels

• The Jordan Poteet mysteries—These novels are more traditional mysteries, centering on Poteet's eccentric family in a small Texas town.
  • Do Unto Others (1994)--winner of the Agatha Award (given by Malice Domestic) and the Macavity Award (given by Mystery Readers International) for Best First Novel,^[1][2] nominated for the Dilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associations.^[3]
  • 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 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.^[4]
  • Black Jack Point (2002)--nominated for the Edgar Award (given by Mystery Writers of America),;^[5] the Anthony Award for "Best paperback original";^[6] and also for the Barry Award.
  • Cut and Run (2003)--nominated for the Edgar Award),^[5]
• Panic (2005)--nominated for the Thriller Award (given by the International Thriller Writers). Panic, has been optioned for film by The Weinstein Company and is in development.
• Fear (2006)
• Collision (2008)--known as Run in the United Kingdom^[7] Collision, has been optioned for film by Twentieth Century Fox.^[8][9]
• Trust Me (2009)
• 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.
  • Adrenaline (Jan 1, 2010)
  • The Last Minute (June 9, 2011)
  • Sam Capra's Last Chance (Short Story) (May 22, 2012)
  • Downfall (July 16, 2013)
  • Inside man (July 1, 2014)
  • The First Order (Jan 5, 2016)

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Jeff Abbott's Blog at http://blog.jeffabbott.com