Abigail Padgett
Mary Abigail Padgett (born May 13, 1942 in Vincennes , Indiana ) is an American author.
Life
Padgett graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1964 with a degree in Education and received her Masters from the University of Missouri in 1969. Between her studies, she taught English at a high school, including at times for the American Civil Liberties Union in Texas. She later worked as a court investigator for child protection in San Diego until, from 1988, she focused entirely on her work as a writer.
Padgett's five volume series of Barbara “Bo” Bradley, a San Diego Juvenile Court investigator who successfully advocates for abused and abandoned children while living with bipolar disorder herself , has been a huge hit in the United States and many other countries . Her second book series revolves around Blue McCarron, a lesbian social psychologist who is involved in various murder cases. It has also been translated into many languages from the American original. The two volumes about Blue Mc Carron were last published by Prospero Verlag , Münster and Berlin.
Works
Bo Bradley
- The silent witness ( Child of Silence , 1993)
- Bo Bradley and the Straw Girl ( Strawgirl , 1994)
- Bo Bradley and the Shadow Child ( Turtle Baby , 1995)
- Bo Bradley and the Indian Boy ( Moonbird Boy , 1996)
- The daughter of the puppet-maker ( The Doll Maker's Daughters , 1997)
Blue McCarron
- Blue Prospero Verlag, 2012 ISBN 978-3-941688-33-9
- Blue's Demons Prospero Verlag, 2013 ISBN 978-3-941688-38-4
literature
- Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay (Ed.): Great Women Mystery Writers , 2nd Edition 2007, Greenwood Press, pp. 196-198, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Padgett, Abigail |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Padgett, Mary Abigail (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vincennes , Indiana |