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Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

10 August, 2023

Megan Abbott is an author we crime fiction lovers love to love. She made her name writing noir-ish novels set in the 1950s, from a female perspective. She has co-written graphic novels such as Normandy Gold. Some of her more recent psychological thrillers have explored…

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The Turnout by Megan Abbott

By DeathBecomesHer

15 September, 2021

The last book I read with a ballet theme was Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes. At the time, it inspired me to dream of wearing a tutu and pointe shoes and learning to dance. If I’d read The Turnout first, I think I’d have wanted to…

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Interview: Alison Gaylin and Megan Abbott talk about Normandy Gold

By crimefictionlover

17 April, 2018

Alison Gaylin writes tense crime thrillers. Megan Abbott is the queen of contemporary American noir. If you love crime fiction as much as we do, and enjoy a good graphic novel too, then you couldn’t have dreamed it much better. Last year, both authors teamed…

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First look: Normandy Gold by Megan Abbott and Alison Gaylin

By crimefictionlover

5 April, 2017

Feast your eyes on these glorious covers for the latest comic from the Hard Case Crime and Titan Comics stable – Normandy Gold. Released 14 June, the series is set in the 1970s and is the result of a writing collaboration between US noir queen…

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You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

18 August, 2016

Narrated by Lauren Fortgang – Known for her hardboiled and noir stories, Megan Abbott’s latest novel – reviewed here as an audiobook – captures a darker side of sporting competition to coincide with the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. America’s queen of noir has written a psychological thriller…

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The Fever by Megan Abbott

By Andre

13 July, 2014

With her early, noirish crime novels, Megan Abbott revisited the hardboiled tradition and period detail of 1950s LA from a female character’s perspective. Her more recent books, including Dare Me, have focused on the mystery and intrigue surrounding teenage girls. From that description you might…

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Dare Me by Megan Abbott

By PulpCurry

18 May, 2012

“At first, cheer was something to fill my days, all our days. Age fourteen to eighteen, a girl needs something to kill all that time, that endless itchy waiting, every hour, every day for something – anything – to begin. There’s something dangerous about the…

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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024

By Vicki Weisfeld

12 November, 2024

Edited by SA Cosby and Steph Cha — This annual compilation of short stories by leading American crime authors has evolved quite a bit since Steph Cha took over the editorship from Otto Penzler, who now publishes The Best Mystery Stories of the Year as…

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Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

The Turnout by Megan Abbott

Interview: Alison Gaylin and Megan Abbott talk about Normandy Gold

First look: Normandy Gold by Megan Abbott and Alison Gaylin

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott audiobook

Dare Me by Megan Abbott

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024

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