Peter Abrahams

Author profile

born

in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

June 28, 1947

gender

male

website

http://www.peterabrahams.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books, Young Adult

influences

Vladimir Nabokov, Graham Greene and Ross Macdonald

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Peter Abrahams is the author of numerous novels, including End of Story, Oblivion, and Lights Out, which was nominated for an Edgar best novel award. He also writes the best-selling Echo Falls series for younger readers. He lives on Cape Cod.

Peter Abrahams is also writing under the pseudonym Spencer Quinn (Chet and Bernie Mysteries).

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Peter Abrahams's Books

Average rating: 3.63 · 9,963 ratings · 1,724 reviews · 39 distinct works · Similar authors

	Down the Rabbit Hole (Echo Falls, #1) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 3,107 ratings — published 2005 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind the Curtain (Echo Falls, #2) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reality Check 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Dark (Echo Falls, #3) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	666: The Number of the Beast by Peter Abrahams, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Christopher Pike 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oblivion 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nerve Damage 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	End of Story 3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Perfect Crime 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tutor 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2002 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Peter Abrahams

Echo Falls (3 books)
by Peter Abrahams
3.8180914512922466 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 5,030 ratings

Robbie Forester (1 book)
by Peter Abrahams
3.108695652173913 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 92 ratings

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Quotes by Peter Abrahams

“Mom had the kind of love for her that you could feel, like it was part of the atmosphere”
― Peter Abrahams, Down the Rabbit Hole

tags: family, love, mothers

20 people liked it

“Ingrid shrugged...like Marie Antoinette hearing about the starving peasants.”
― Peter Abrahams, Down the Rabbit Hole

tags: humor, marie-antoinette

6 people liked it

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