Abigail Padgett
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]
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]
Bibliography
Bo Bradley series
- Child of Silence (1993)
- Strawgirl (1994)
- Turtle Baby (1995)
- Moonbird Boy (1996)
- The Dollmaker's Daughters (1997)
Blue McCarron series
- Blue (1998)
- The Last Blue Plate Special (2001)
Taylor Blake Magical Mystery
- The Paper Doll Museum (2012)
Other novels
- Bone Blind (2011)
- An Unremembered Grave (2014)
Collections
- Mandy Dru Mysteries (2015)