Books written by Megan Abbott
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Queens Noir
When I caught it on a routine background check, he said, “Hey, in my neighborhood, that's nothing unusual.” “You mean, I beat out a convicted felon for this job?” says Cristina. “Gee, thanks.” It's hard to find good help for $6.50 an ...
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The End of Everything: A Novel
From the award-winning author of The Turnout and Dare Me: a "mesmerizing psychological thriller" about a teenage girl who disappears during a 1980s suburban summer (Los Angeles Times).
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Bury Me Deep: A Novel
Inspired by this notorious true crime, Edgar®-winning author Megan Abbott’s novel Bury Me Deep is the story of Marion Seeley, a young woman abandoned in Phoenix by her doctor husband.
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The Song Is You: A Novel
Iolene and Jean— Jean and Iolene, one of the men sang drunkenly— seemed to know everyone. But Jean never seemed satisfied, was always looking over heads, even famous heads. At one point, Sammy Davis Jr., bandleader Artie Shaw, ...
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La fin de l'innocence
D'autant que se pose une autre question : C'est M. Shaw. Forcément. Parce que s'il n'y est pour rien, alors où est-elle ? – Ils ont trouvé que dalle, explique Tara le lendemain. Pas de pornographie, pas de snuff movies glauques, ...
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Das Ende der Unschuld: Roman
Ein packender psychologischer Thriller über die dunklen Seiten des Erwachsenwerdens »Das Ende der Unschuld« ist ein atmosphärisch dichter, hochspannender Roman über zwei dreizehnjährige Mädchen, über das Erwachen der Sexualität, ...
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Book 'Em: Four Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award–Winning Authors
On the fiftieth anniversary of the Armistice Treaty, an ancient German mysteriously appears and presents him with a personal manuscript, the contents of which, he claims, have the power to change history. “A gifted novelist, intelligent ...
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Ombre
«Hopper sa fermare sulla tela un momento sospeso nel tempo: un istante con un passato e un futuro che lo spettatore è chiamato a rintracciare». Lawrence Block Di lui è stato detto che «sapeva dipingere il silenzio».
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Die A Little: Suspenseful and evocative novel of Hollywood's sleazy underbelly
... McConnell. I just clean up,” he says, still smiling, rubbing his hands together as if to wash them. “My grandmother would have called those devil's clues,” I say noncommittally, removing the maraschino from the bottom of my drink.
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Red Room Lounge
De plus, ce n'est pas moi qui passe mon temps dans le confessionnal avec le père McConnell. Je ne fais que nettoyer, ajoute-t-il sans cesser de sourire, en se frottant les mains comme pour les laver. – Ma grand-mère aurait appelé ça la ...
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Give Me Your Hand
A life-changing secret destroys an unlikely friendship in this "magnetic" psychological thriller from the Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (Meg Wolitzer).
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The Fever: A Novel
A chilling story about guilt, family secrets and the lethal power of desire, The Fever affirms Megan Abbott's reputation as "one of the most exciting and original voices of her generation" (Laura Lippman).
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The Little Men
. . From the national bestselling author of Dare Me and other thrillers, this is a spooky mystery set on the dark fringes of glamorous Los Angeles. The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.
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Bury Me Deep: A Novel
Inspired by this notorious true crime, Edgar®-winning author Megan Abbott’s novel Bury Me Deep is the story of Marion Seeley, a young woman abandoned in Phoenix by her doctor husband.
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Dare Me: A Novel
From the award-winning author of The Turnout and Give Me Your Hand: the searing novel of friendship and betrayal that inspired the USA Network series, praised by Gillian Flynn as "Lord of the Flies set in a high-school cheerleading squad.
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Queenpin: A classic story of underworld greed and betrayal, introducing a mesmerising and compelling unreliable narrator ...
'If Abbott writes half a dozen more books as good as her first three ... she will claim the throne as the finest prose stylist in crime fiction since Raymond Chandler' San Francisco Chronicle A young woman hired to keep the books at a down ...
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Normandy Gold #1
When her younger sister is found murdered in a D.C. hotel, relentless Sheriff Normandy Gold dives headfirst into the seedy world of prostitution and politics, soon discovering a twisted conspiracy that could lead right to the White House.
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The Fever: A Novel
"THE FEVER holds true to its title: It's dark, disturbing, strangely beautiful and utterly unshakeable" -- Gillian Flynn.
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You Will Know Me: A Novel
From a writer with "exceptional gifts for making nerves jangle and skin crawl" (Janet Maslin), You Will Know Me is a breathless rollercoaster of a novel about the desperate limits of parental sacrifice, furtive desire, and the staggering ...
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The Song is You: Imagines a thrilling conclusion to the 'Daughter of Black Dahlia' murder case
Drawing on this true-life missing person case, Megan Abbott's The Song Is You tells the story of Gil 'Hop' Hopkins, a smooth-talking Hollywood publicist whose career, despite his complicated personal life, is on the rise.