Megan Abbott

Megan Abbott
Abbott in 2015
Born (1971-08-21) August 21, 1971
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter, journalist
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationUniversity of Michigan
New York University (PhD)
GenreCrime fiction
Notable awardsEdgar Award
2008 Queenpin
Barry Award – Best Paperback Novel
2008 Queenpin
RelativesPhilip Abbott (father)
Website
www.meganabbott.com

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.