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Megan Abbott

1971 - Today

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Megan Abbott (born August 21, 1971) is an American author of crime fiction and of non-fiction analyses of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and re-worked classic subgenres of crime writing from a female perspective. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Megan Abbott has received more than 289,398 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Megan Abbott is the 7,233rd most popular writer (down from 6,434th in 2019), the 18,292nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,604th in 2019) and the 1,199th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 28.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Dangerous Women
Fantasy, Fiction, English Fantasy fiction
This volume of warriors, bad girls and dragonriders includes stories by worldwide bestselling authors. This first volume includes an original 35,000 word novella revealing the origins of the civil war in Westeros (before the events in *A Game of Thromes*.)
2013
The end of everything
Fiction, Missing persons, Secrecy
Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood thought that she and her best friend Evie Verver shared everything, but when Evie disappears from their suburban Midwestern community, Lizzie's search uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew her friend at all.
2011
Give Me Your Hand
Fiction, psychological, Fiction, suspense, Friendship, fiction
2018
Queenpin
Organized crime, Fiction, Fiction, crime
A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young protégée the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlours, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet -- as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.
2007
The Turnout
New York Times reviewed, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2021-08-22, New York Times bestseller
2021
Dare Me
Fiction, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, psychological
2012
You Will Know Me
Fiction, family life, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, psychological
1 volume
2016
Queenpin
Organized crime, Fiction, Fiction, crime
A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young protégée the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlours, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet -- as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.
2007
The end of everything
Fiction, Missing persons, Secrecy
Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood thought that she and her best friend Evie Verver shared everything, but when Evie disappears from their suburban Midwestern community, Lizzie's search uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew her friend at all.
2011
Dare Me
Fiction, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, psychological
2012
Give Me Your Hand
Fiction, psychological, Fiction, suspense, Friendship, fiction
2018
The Turnout
New York Times reviewed, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2021-08-22, New York Times bestseller
2021

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Megan Abbott ranks 7,233 out of 7,302. Before her are Gwen Ifill, Teju Cole, Mary Roach, Jake Tapper, Claudia Rankine, and Caitlin Moran. After her are Abi Morgan, Femke Dekker, Anna Bagriana, Ishmael Beah, Rebekah Brooks, and Henriett Seth F..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Megan Abbott ranks 1,011. Before her are Michaela Watkins, Sukhwinder Singh, Hiroki Hattori, Deuce, Peter Billingsley, and Adam Foote. After her are Kiyonobu Okajima, Sammie Henson, Kenichi Sugano, Takehito Suzuki, Yoichi Kajiyama, and Noriko Mizoguchi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Megan Abbott ranks 18,292 out of 20,380. Before her are Aubrey Dollar (1980), Matt Bevin (1967), Frankie Grande (1983), Alex Riley (1981), Bradley Byrne (1955), and Steve Womack (1957). After her are Lisa Lampanelli (1961), Will Friedle (1976), Dana Powell (1974), Johnny Weir (1984), Julia Kern (1997), and Kyle Martino (1981).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Megan Abbott ranks 1,199. Before her are Helen DeWitt (1957), Scott Snyder (1976), Gwen Ifill (1955), Teju Cole (1975), Mary Roach (1959), and Jake Tapper (1969). After her are Lauren Oliver (1982), Celeste Ng (1980), Dave Rubin (1976), Jeremy Scahill (1974), David J. Peterson (1981), and Erin Morgenstern (1978).

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