Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is an American author of mysteries and thrillers. He has degrees in History and English from

Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres. Rice University comp ...

. He lives in

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. Before writing full-time, he was a creative director at an advertising agency. His early novels were traditional

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, 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. He is also Creative Director at Springbox, a

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company.

Bibliography

The Jordan Poteet mysteries

These novels are more traditional mysteries, centering on Poteet's eccentric family in a small Texas town. # '' Do Unto Others'' (Oct 1994) winner of the

Agatha Award The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short ...

(given by Malice Domestic) and the

Macavity Award The Macavity Awards, established in 1987, are a group of literary awards presented annually to mystery writers. Nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the "Macavity, mystery cat ...

(given by

Mystery Readers International Mystery Readers International is a fan/reader organization open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers of Mystery fiction. It was founded by Janet A. Rudolph in Berkeley, California. It publishes the ''Mystery Readers Jo ...

) for Best First Novel, nominated for the

Dilys Award The Dilys Award was presented every year from 1992 to 2014 by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It was given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling. The Independent Mystery Booksell ...

given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associations. #'' The Only Good Yankee'' (Apr 1995)–nominated for the Writers' League of Texas Violet Crown Award #'' Promises of Home'' (Jan 1996) #'' Distant Blood'' (Sep 1996)

The Whit Mosley series

Mosley is a Texas judge and

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who partners with investigator Claudia Salazar in a

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county. These books are darker and more thriller-oriented than the Poteet novels. #'' A Kiss Gone Bad'' (Oct 2001)–nominated for the

Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America. Categori ...

at Bouchercon XXXIII in the "Best paperback original" category. #'' Black Jack Point'' (Sep 2002)—nominated for the

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards hon ...

(given by

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),; the

for "Best paperback original"; and also for the Barry Award. #'' Cut and Run'' (Nov 2003)—nominated for the

The Sam Capra Series

Capra is a brilliant

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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.

Stand-alone Novels

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Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...

'' (Aug 2005)—nominated for the Thriller Award (given by the

International Thriller Writers International Thriller Writers (ITW), was founded October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV, the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Six months later, some 150 authors with more than one billion books sold worldwide h ...

). ''Panic'', has been optioned for film by

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and is in development. * ''

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'' (Aug 2006) * ''

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'' (Jul 2008)—known as ''Run'' in the United Kingdom Collision, has been optioned for film by

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. * '' Trust Me'' (Jul 2009) *''Blame'' (Jul 2017) *''The Three Beths'' (October 2018) *''Never Ask Me'' (July 2020) *''An Ambush of Widows'' (July 2021)

Anthologies and Collections

References

External links

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Jeff Abbott's Blog at http://blog.jeffabbott.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Jeff 1963 births Living people Rice University alumni American crime fiction writers American mystery novelists American thriller writers Agatha Award winners Macavity Award winners American male novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American male writers