Megan Abbott è una autrice americana affermata, nota per i suoi romanzi di genere crime. Nata nel distretto di Detroit, è cresciuta guardando film degli anni '30 e '40, che potrebbero aver influenzato il suo interesse per la narrativa crime. Abbott ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in letteratura inglese e americana all'Università di New York ed è sposata con Joshua Gaylord.
Nata nel 1971, Abbott è cresciuta nella periferia di Detroit. Si è laureata all'Università del Michigan e in seguito ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in letteratura all'Università di New York. Da allora, Abbott è diventata un'insegnante, lavorando all'Università di New York e allo Stato dell'Università di New York. Nel 2013-2014, ha ricoperto la carica di scrittore in residenza John Grisham all'Università del Mississippi. Abbott ha scritto alcuni dei migliori romanzi crime fiction di tutti i tempi e cita il libro di Jeffery Eugenides "Le vergini suicide" come una motivazione e ispirazione importante. È anche appassionata di film noir e narrativa noir classica.
Oltre al suo lavoro come romanziere, Abbott ha scritto colonne e romanzi per giornali, tra cui il Los Angeles Times. Ha anche scritto blog, spesso collaborando con un'altra autrice affermata, Sara Gran. La scrittura di Abbott è apparsa in varie pubblicazioni, tra cui il New York Times, il Guardian, il Wall Street Journal e il Los Angeles Times Magazine. È autrice di un saggio non fiction, "The Street Was Mine: White Masculinity in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir", e l'editore di "A Hell of a Woman", un'antologia di narrativa crime femminile. Attualmente, Abbott sta lavorando all'adattamento di due dei suoi romanzi, "Dare Me" e "The Fever", per la televisione. Sta anche lavorando come sceneggiatrice per la serie HBO "The Deuce".
Romanzi singoli
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Die a Little
2005
2
The Song Is You
2007
3
Queenpin
2007
4
Bury Me Deep
2009
5
The End of Everything
2011
6
Dare Me
2012
7
The Fever
2014
8
You Will Know Me
2016
9
Give Me Your Hand
2018
10
The Turnout
2021
11
Beware the Woman
2023
12
El Dorado Drive
2025
Racconti brevi/Novelle
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1
Policy
2006
2
The Little Men
2015
3
Oxford Girl
2016
Fumetti
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Normandy Gold
2018
2
Normandy Gold (With: Alison Gaylin)
2018
Libri di non-fiction
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Anno
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1
The Street Was Mine
2002
Akashic Noir Books
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Anno
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1
San Francisco Noir
2002
2
Seattle Noir
2003
3
Bronx Noir
2003
4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
5
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
6
Chicago Noir
2005
7
Dublin Noir
2005
8
Manhattan Noir
2006
9
Miami Noir
2006
10
D.C. Noir
2006
11
Dublin Noir: The Celtic Tiger vs. the Ugly American
2006
12
Baltimore Noir
2006
13
Twin Cities Noir
2006
14
London Noir
2006
15
New Orleans Noir
2007
16
Los Angeles Noir
2007
17
Wall Street Noir
2007
18
Havana Noir
2007
19
Detroit Noir
2007
20
Queens Noir
2008
21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
22
Toronto Noir
2008
23
Las Vegas Noir
2008
24
Trinidad Noir
2008
25
D.C. Noir 2
2008
26
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
27
Paris Noir
2008
28
Istanbul Noir
2008
29
Boston Noir
2009
30
Rome Noir
2009
31
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
32
Portland Noir
2009
33
Delhi Noir
2009
34
Phoenix Noir
2009
35
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
36
Mexico City Noir
2010
37
Richmond Noir
2010
38
Orange County Noir
2010
39
Indian Country Noir
2010
40
Moscow Noir
2010
41
Lone Star Noir
2010
42
Philadelphia Noir
2010
43
Haiti Noir
2010
44
Copenhagen Noir
2010
45
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
46
San Diego Noir
2011
47
Barcelona Noir
2011
48
Cape Cod Noir
2011
49
New Jersey Noir
2011
50
Staten Island Noir
2012
51
When They Are Done With Us
2012
52
Mumbai Noir
2012
53
Long Island Noir
2012
54
Venice Noir
2012
55
Kingston Noir
2012
56
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
57
Kansas City Noir
2012
58
Boston Noir 2
2012
59
USA Noir
2013
60
Manila Noir
2013
61
Buffalo Noir
2013
62
Dallas Noir
2013
63
Haiti Noir 2
2013
64
Singapore Noir
2014
65
Prison Noir
2014
66
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
67
Tehran Noir
2014
68
Belfast Noir
2014
69
Helsinki Noir
2014
70
Rio Noir
2014
71
Providence Noir
2015
72
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
73
Memphis Noir
2015
74
Zagreb Noir
2015
75
Marseille Noir
2015
76
Beirut Noir
2015
77
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
2016
78
Stockholm Noir
2016
79
Brussels Noir
2016
80
Mississippi Noir
2016
81
St. Louis Noir
2016
82
Prague Noir
2016
83
San Juan Noir
2016
84
Oakland Noir
2017
85
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
86
Atlanta Noir
2017
87
New Haven Noir
2017
88
Montana Noir
2017
89
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
90
Montreal Noir
2017
91
Berlin Noir
2018
92
São Paulo Noir
2018
93
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
94
Lagos Noir
2018
95
Marrakech Noir
2018
96
Baghdad Noir
2018
97
Vancouver Noir
2018
98
Sydney Noir
2018
99
Hong Kong Noir
2018
100
Amsterdam Noir
2019
101
Milwaukee Noir
2019
102
Houston Noir
2019
103
Nairobi Noir
2020
104
Columbus Noir
2020
105
Santa Fe Noir
2020
106
Alabama Noir
2020
107
Berkeley Noir
2020
108
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
109
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
110
Miami Noir: The Classics
2020
111
Accra Noir
2020
112
Belgrade Noir
2020
113
Palm Springs Noir
2021
114
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
2022
115
Denver Noir
2022
116
South Central Noir
2022
117
Cleveland Noir
2023
118
East Jerusalem Noir
2023
119
West Jerusalem Noir
2023
120
Honolulu Noir
2024
121
Sacramento Noir
2025
122
Hamburg Noir
2025
Akashic Drug Chronicles Books
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Anno
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1
The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child, Laura Lippman, Gary Phillips, Ken Bruen, Jervey Tervalon, Bill Moody)
2005
2
The Speed Chronicles (With: Scott Phillips, Sherman Alexie, James Franco, William T. Vollmann, Jess Walter, Beth Lisick, Tao Lin, James Greer, Jerry Stahl, Natalie Díaz, Joseph Mattson, Kenji Jasper, Rose Bunch)
2011
3
The Heroin Chronicles (By: Jervey Tervalon, Lydia Lunch, Erin Moon, Nathan Larson, Antonia Crane, Jerry Stahl, Eric Bogosian, Ava Stander, John Albert, Michael Albo, Sophia Langdon, Tony O'Neill, L.Z. Hansen)
2013
4
The Marijuana Chronicles ( By: Jonathan Santlofer)
2013
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The Nicotine Chronicles (By: Lee Child, Joyce Carol Oates, Hannah Tinti, Christopher Sorrentino, Cara Black, Lauren Sanders, Bernice L. McFadden, Jonathan Ames)
2020
Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
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The Book of Virtue
2012
3
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
4
Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
5
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
6
The Book Thing
2012
7
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
8
The Book Case
2012
9
An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
10
An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
11
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
12
Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
13
The Final Testament
2013
14
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
15
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
16
Rides a Stranger
2013
17
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
18
The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
19
The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
20
The Book of Ghosts
2013
21
The Compendium of Srem
2014
22
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
23
What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
24
What's in a Name?
2014
25
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
26
Remaindered
2014
27
The Sequel
2014
28
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
29
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
30
The Gospel of Sheba
2014
31
Book Club
2014
32
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
33
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
34
The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
35
It's in the Book
2014
36
It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane)
2014
37
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
38
The Scroll
2014
39
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
40
The Book of the Lion
2015
41
The Little Men
2015
42
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
43
Condor in the Stacks
2015
44
Mystery, Inc.
2015
45
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
46
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
47
Every Seven Years
2015
48
From the Queen
2015
49
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
50
The Travelling Companion
2016
51
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
52
Citadel
2016
53
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
54
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
55
Reconciliation Day
2016
56
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
57
Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
58
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
59
The Haze
2016
60
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
61
Hoodoo Harry
2017
62
The Pretty Little Box ( By: Charles Todd)
2018
63
The Pretty Little Box
2018
64
Seven Years
2018
65
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
66
The Hemingway Valise
2018
67
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
68
The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
69
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
70
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
71
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
72
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
73
The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
74
The Traitor
2022
75
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
76
The Dark Door
2022
77
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
78
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
79
The Honeymoon Trap
2022
Bibliomysteries Series in Chronological Order
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The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
2
The Book of Virtue
2012
3
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
4
The Scroll
2014
5
Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
6
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
7
An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
8
An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
9
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
10
Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
11
Seven Years
2018
12
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
13
The Book Thing
2012
14
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
15
The Book of Ghosts
2013
16
The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
17
Book Club
2014
18
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
19
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
20
The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
21
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
22
The Final Testament
2013
23
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
24
Rides a Stranger
2013
25
What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
26
What's in a Name?
2014
27
It's in the Book
2014
28
It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane)
2014
29
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
30
The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
31
Remaindered
2014
32
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
33
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
34
The Compendium of Srem
2014
35
The Gospel of Sheba
2014
36
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
37
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
38
The Sequel
2014
39
The Book of the Lion
2015
40
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
41
The Little Men
2015
42
Every Seven Years
2015
43
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
44
Citadel
2016
45
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
46
Condor in the Stacks
2015
47
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
48
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
49
Mystery, Inc.
2015
50
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
51
The Travelling Companion
2016
52
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
53
The Haze
2016
54
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
55
Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
56
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
57
Reconciliation Day
2016
58
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
59
Hoodoo Harry
2017
60
The Pretty Little Box ( By: Charles Todd)
2018
61
The Pretty Little Box
2018
62
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
63
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
64
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
65
The Hemingway Valise
2018
66
The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
67
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
68
The Book Case
2012
69
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
70
From the Queen
2015
71
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
72
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
73
The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
74
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
75
The Traitor
2022
76
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
77
The Dark Door
2022
78
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
79
The Honeymoon Trap
2022
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Books (with Lawrence Block, with Joe R. Lansdale, with Joyce Carol Oates, with Duane Swierczynski, with Andrew Vachss, with Francine Prose, with Jonathan Santlofer)
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1
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
2010
2
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories (With: Lawrence Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Joyce Carol Oates, Duane Swierczynski, Andrew Vachss, Francine Prose, Jonathan Santlofer)