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Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in Jamaica, where he lived for the rest of his life. [1]
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Peter Abrahams (born March 3, 1919, Vrededorp, near Johannesburg, South Africa—died January 18, 2017, Kingston, Jamaica) was a South African-born writer who penned perceptive and powerful novels about the injustices and complexities of racial politics.
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Jan 22, 2017 · Peter Abrahams, a South African writer whose journalism and novels explored, with sensitivity and passion, the injustices of apartheid and the complexities of racial politics, died on...
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Born June 28, 1947; married Diana Gray (a teacher), 1978; children: Seth, Ben, Lily, Rosie. Education:Williams College, B.A., 1968.
Writer. Worked as a spear fisher in the Bahamas, 1968-70; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, radio producer.
Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination for best novel, Mystery Writers of America, 1994, for Lights Out; Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination, and Agatha Award for best children's/young-adult fiction, both 2006, both for Down the Rabbit Hole.
JUVENILE NOVELS; "ECHO FALLS MYSTERY" SERIES
Down the Rabbit Hole, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2005. Behind the Curtain, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2006. Into the Dark,Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2008.
ADULT NOVELS
The Fury of Rachel Monette,Macmillan (New York, NY), 1980. Tongues of Fire,M. Evans (New York, NY), 1982. Hard Rain,Dutton (New York, NY), 1988. Pressure Drop,Dutton (New York, NY), 1989. Revolution Number 9,Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1992. Lights Out,Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1994. The Fan,Warner Books (New York, NY), 1995. A Perfect Crime,Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 1998. Crying Wolf,Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 2000. Last of the Dixie Heroes,Ballantine Books (New York...
OTHER
Red Message,1986. (With Sidney D. Kirkpatrick) Turning the Tide: One Man against the Medellin Cartel(nonfiction), Dutton (New York, NY), 1991. Contributor to anthologies, including 666, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2007; and Up All Night,Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2008.
The Fanwas adapted for film by Frank Darabont and Phoef Sutton and released by TriStar, 1996. The "Echo Falls" novels have been adapted for audiobook by HarperAudio, beginning 2006.
Peter Abrahams is the author of critically acclaimed crime novels that include Nerve Damage, Oblivion, End of Story, and Lights Out, the last which was nominated for the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Edgar award. Turning to a younger readership, the Massachusetts-based novelist and father of four is also the creator of the "Echo Falls" myste...
PERIODICALS
Armchair Detective, spring, 1990, William J. Schafer, review of Pressure Drop,p. 238. Booklist, August, 1992, Peter Robertson, review of Revolution Number 9, p. 1998; February 1, 1994, Wes Lukowsky, review of Lights Out, p. 996; January 15, 1995, Wes Lukowsky, review of The Fan, p. 868; July, 1998, Thomas Gaughan, review of A Perfect Crime, p. 1827; August, 1999, Karen Harris, review of A Perfect Crime, p. 2075; January 1, 2000, Vanessa Bush, review of Crying Wolf, p. 833; March 1, 2006, Keir...
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HarperCollins Web site,http://www.harpercollins.com/ (October 15, 2008), "Peter Abrahams." Peter Abrahams Home Page,http://www.peterabrahams.com(October 15, 2008). WritersBreak Web site,http://www.writersbreak.com/(October 15, 2008), Jennifer Minar, interview with Abrahams.
Peter Abrahams (born June 28, 1947) is an American author of crime fiction for both adults and children. His book Lights Out (1994) was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Reality Check won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011.
Learn more about Peter Abrahams, who also writes under the pen name Spencer Quinn.
Peter Abrahams is an American author of crime fiction for both adults and children. His book Lights Out (1994) was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Reality Check won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011.
