Megan Abbott
Megan Abbott | |
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Abbott in 2015 | |
| Born | August 21, 1971 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter, journalist |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | University of Michigan New York University (PhD) |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Notable awards | Edgar Award 2008 Queenpin Barry Award – Best Paperback Novel 2008 Queenpin |
| Relatives | Philip Abbott (father) |
| Website | |
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Megan Abbott (born August 21, 1971) is an American screenwriter and author of crime fiction and non-fiction analyses of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and reworked classic subgenres of crime writing from a female perspective.