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Jeff Abbott

ジェフ・アボット

Jefu Abbotto

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Austin, Texas, USA

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Creative Director
Active Years
1994-2024
Affiliations
Springbox, a Prophet company
Nominations
Dilys Award nomination (Do Unto Others), Writers' League of Texas Violet Crown Award nomination (The Only Good Yankee), Anthony Award nomination (A Kiss Gone Bad, Best Paperback Original), Edgar Award nomination (Black Jack Point), Anthony Award nomination (Black Jack Point, Best Paperback Original), Barry Award nomination (Black Jack Point), Edgar Award nomination (Cut and Run), Thriller Award nomination (Panic)

Education

Rice University
History and English
Country: United States
Holds degrees in History and English.

Awards

Agatha Award
1995
Work: Do Unto Others
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner
Macavity Award
1995
Work: Do Unto Others
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Do Unto Others

1994 Detective fiction

First Jordan Poteet mystery. Traditional mystery centering on Poteet's eccentric family in a small Texas town.

eccentric familysmall Texas town

Panic

2005 Thriller

Stand-alone thriller novel.

ordinary people caught up in extraordinary danger
Adaptations
  • [Film] Panic

Adrenaline

2010 Thriller

First Sam Capra novel. CIA agent loses everything and fights back.

CIA agentfamily loss

Bibliography

  • Do Unto Others
  • The Only Good Yankee
  • Promises of Home
  • Distant Blood
  • A Kiss Gone Bad
  • Black Jack Point
  • Cut and Run
  • Adrenaline
  • The Last Minute
  • Downfall
  • Inside Man
  • The First Order
  • Traitor's Dance
  • Panic
  • Fear
  • Collision
  • Trust Me
  • Blame
  • The Three Beths
  • Never Ask Me
  • An Ambush of Widows

Adaptations

  • Panic optioned for film by The Weinstein Company (in development)
  • Collision optioned for film by Twentieth Century Fox

Translations of Works

  • Published in several countries including UK, Australia, Ireland, Germany, France, Portugal

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Shifted from traditional detective fiction to thriller fiction
Recurring Motifs
ordinary people caught up in extraordinary danger and fighting to return to their normal lives

Legacy

American author of mysteries and thrillers. Winner of Agatha and Macavity Awards with numerous nominations. Novels bestsellers in multiple countries and optioned for film.

Trivia

  • Rice University alumnus with degrees in History and English.
  • Lives in Austin, Texas.
  • Former creative director at an advertising agency before writing full-time.