Mary Abigail Padgett (born May 13, 1942, in Vincennes, Indiana) is an American author of mystery novels who features in Great Women Mystery Writers (2007).[1][2]

Biography

Padgett graduated in 1964 from Indiana University Bloomington with a degree in education, then earned a master's in counselling from the University of Missouri in 1969; between the two she taught high school English in St. Louis. She then had several different jobs before becoming a court investigator for Child Protective Services in San Diego, a post she left in 1988 to concentrate on writing and advocacy for children and the mentally ill.[1]

Writing

Padgett's first series concerns Barbara "Bo" Bradley, a child protection advocate investigator in San Diego who suffers from bipolar disorder. Her second series features Blue McCarron, a reclusive lesbian social psychologist.[1]

Padgett maintains a blog.[3]

In 2023 Padgett was awarded the Alice B Readers Award.[4][5]

Bibliography

Bo Bradley series

  • Child of Silence (1993)
  • Strawgirl (1994)
  • Turtle Baby (1995)
  • Moonbird Boy (1996)
  • The Dollmaker's Daughters (1997)
  • Stork Boy (2019)

Blue McCarron series

  • Blue (1998)
  • The Last Blue Plate Special (2001)
  • Ultimate Blue (2022)

Taylor Blake Magical Mystery

  • The Paper Doll Museum (2012)

Morgan's Bay

  • A Kiss at Morgan's Bay (2018)
  • A Secret at Morgan's Bay (2018)

Other novels

  • Bone Blind (2011)
  • An Unremembered Grave (2014)

Collections

  • Mandy Dru Mysteries (2015)

References

  1. ^ a b c page 196-198, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
  2. ^ Hartwell, Laura M. (2011). "A Writer's Perspective: An Interview with FASP Author Abigail Padgett". Recherche et Pratiques Pédagogiques en Langues de Spécialité - Cahiers de L Apliut. XXX (2): 138–148. doi:10.4000/apliut.882.
  3. ^ https://abigailpadgett.wordpress.com/ [user-generated source]
  4. ^ "Past Alice B Medal Winners". The Alice B Awards. 26 March 1937. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 Alice B. Medals Awarded". Bywater Books. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.


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