Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott (* 1963 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American writer.

Life

Abbott graduated from Rice University ( Houston ) and was graduated there in History and English. After graduating, he began to write and was able to establish himself as a successful author with his first novel.

Abbott currently (2017) lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two children .

Awards

• 1994 Agatha Award winner - Best First Novel (MRI) category for Do unto others
• 1995 Macavity Award winner - Best First Novel (MRI) category for Do unto others
• 1995 Nomination Dilys Award for Do unto others
• 2002 Anthony Award nomination - Best paperback novel category for A kiss gone bad
• 2003 Anthony Award nomination - Best Paperback Novel category for Black Jack Point
• 2003 Edgar Award nomination - Best Novel category as an original paperback for Black Jack Point
• 2004 Edgar Award nomination - Best Novel category as an original paperback for Cut and Run
• 2004 Edgar Award nomination - Best Short Story category for Bet on Red
• 2012 Winner of the International Thriller Award - Category Best Novel as Original Paperback for The Last Minute (Eng. The Last Minute)

reception

Abbott's first novels are still considered traditional detective novels , his later works are more likely to be classified as thrillers . The former includes his cycle about "Jordan Poteet", while the latter includes his novels about the judge "Whit Mosley".

Works (selection)

stories

• A few small repairs . In: Harlan Coben (Ed.): Death do us part. New stories about love, lust and murders . Tantor Audio, Old Saybrook, Conn. 2008, ISBN 978-1-4001-0720-9 (9 CDs, read by Alan Sklar, Karen White, and John Lee).
• Bet on red . In: Nelson DeMille (Ed.): The best American mystery stories 2004 . Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Mass. 2004.
• Sam Capra's last chance . Grand Central Publishing, New York. Published on May 22, 2012

Novels

• Jordan-Poteet cycle

1. Do unto others . Ballantine Books, New York 1994, ISBN 0-3453-8948-4 .
2. The only good Yankee . Ballantine Books, New York 1995, ISBN 0-3453-9438-0 .
3. Promises of home . Ballantine Books, New York 1996, ISBN 0-3453-9469-0 .
4. Distant blood . Ballantine Books, New York 1996, ISBN 0-3453-9470-4 .

• Whit-Mosley cycle

1. A kiss gone bad . Sphere Books, London 2010, ISBN 978-0-7515-4436-7 .
2. Black Jack Point . Sphere Books, London 2007, ISBN 0-7515-4000-5 .
3. Cut and run . Sphere Books, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-7515-4002-4 .

• Total panic. Thriller ("Panic"). Aufbau-Taschenbuchverlag, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-7466-2510-2 .
• Fear. Thriller ("Fear"). Aufbau-Taschenbuchverlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-7466-2440-2 .
• Run. It's about your life; Thriller ("Collision"). Heyne, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-43440-0 .
• Trust me! Thriller ("Trust me"). Heyne, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-43489-9 .
• Sam Capra cycle

1. Death run. Thriller ("adrenaline"). Heyne, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-43605-3 .
2. The last minute ("The last minute"). Thriller. Heyne, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-453-43703-6 .
3. Downfall . Grand Central Publishing 2013, ISBN 978-1-4555-2843-1 .
4. Inside Man . Grand Central Publishing 2014, ISBN 978-1-4555-2845-5 .
5. The First Order . Grand Central Publishing 2016, ISBN 978-1-4555-5842-1 .

• Blame. Thriller . Grand Central Publishing, New York 2017, ISBN 978-1-4555-5843-8 .

Web links

• Jeff Abbott Author's Page
• Jeff Abbott at Krimi-Couch.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About. In: Jeff Abbott. Jeff Abott, accessed October 29, 2017 . 
2. ^ Agatha Awards. Retrieved July 23, 2017 . 
3. ^ Macavity Awards :: Mystery Readers International. Retrieved July 23, 2017 (American English). 
4. ↑ The Dilys Award ((IMBA)). (No longer available online.) April 12, 2010, archived from the original on April 12, 2010 ; accessed on July 23, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ^ ^{A b} Bouchercon World Mystery Convention: Anthony Awards Nominees. (No longer available online.) February 7, 2012, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on July 23, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ^ ^{A b c} Edgar Award Winners andNominees. Retrieved July 23, 2017 .