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Peter Abrahams


USA flag (b.1947)

aka Spencer Quinn

Peter Abrahams is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five books, including the Edgar Award-winning Reality Check, Bullet Point, and the Echo Falls series for middle graders. Writing as Spencer Quinn, he is also the author of the Chet and Bernie series—Dog on It, Thereby Hangs a Tail, and To Fetch a Thief. He and his wife live in Massachusetts with their dog, Audrey.
 

Awards: Edgar (2010), Agatha (2005)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction
 
Series
Echo Falls
   1. Down the Rabbit Hole (2005)
   2. Behind the Curtain (2006)
   3. Into the Dark (2008)
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Outlaws of Sherwood Street
   1. Stealing from the Rich (2012)
     aka Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood Street
   2. Giving to the Poor (2013)
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Novels
   The Fury of Rachel Monette (1980)
   Tongues of Fire (1982)
   Red Message (1986)
   Hard Rain (1988)
   Pressure Drop (1989)
   Revolution Number 9 (1992)
   Lights Out (1994)
   The Fan (1995)
   A Perfect Crime (1998)
   Crying Wolf (2000)
   Last of the Dixie Heroes (2001)
   The Tutor (2002)
   Their Wildest Dreams (2003)
   Oblivion (2005)
   End of Story (2006)
   Nerve Damage (2007)
   Delusion (2008)
   Reality Check (2009)
   Bullet Point (2010)
   The Anfield Man (2016)
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Collections
   Up All Night (2008) (with others)
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Picture Books show
 
Books containing stories by Peter Abrahams
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666 (2008)
The Number of the Beast

Awards
2010 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Reality Check
2005 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction : Down the Rabbit Hole

Award nominations
2006 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Oblivion
2006 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Down the Rabbit Hole
1995 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Lights Out


Peter Abrahams recommends
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Big Island LA (2023)
(Never Count Out the Dead, book 2)
Boston Teran
"Start and there's no stopping. Big Island, L.A. is a dazzling signpost on the road to wherever noir is going."
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Light on Bone (2022)
(Georgia O'Keeffe Mystery, book 1)
Kathryn Lasky
"Georgia O'Keeffe as an amateur sleuth? A daring idea that works like a charm for the highly talented Kathryn Lasky. What a wide range of characters, from the very good to the very bad, she brings to life in this wonderful novel! And the portrait of the artist is superb."
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Eat the Dark (2007)
Joe Schreiber
"One part noir, one part horror, one part the uniquely talented Joe Schreiber. Dark, chilling, scary - I couldn't put it down."

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