Megan Abbott





Megan Abbott

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This Edgar-winning author was born in the Detroit area, she graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English Literature and went on to receive her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University. She lives in Queens, New York City with her husband, Joshua Gaylord.


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Have you ever heard of Louis Wain? He was a Victorian artist who painted pictures of anthropomorphic cats. Cats playing ball and smoking cigarettes. Cats in Victorian garb, sporting monocles, playing trumpets and dancing wildly in posh party scenes. Comic strip cats, children's books full of cats and cats running through postcards. You get the idea.



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Average rating: 3.56 · 3,449 ratings · 844 reviews · 22 distinct works
The End of Everything
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 1,577 ratings — published 2011 — 18 editions
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Queenpin
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
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Die a Little
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions
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Bury Me Deep
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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The Song is You
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
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A Hell of a Woman: An Antho...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Dare Me
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 7 editions
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The Girl (L.A. Noire: The C...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Dare Me
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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Dare Me
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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