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. Down the Rabbit Hole, first in the Echo Falls series, won the best children's/young adult Agatha Award in 2005. The Fan was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro and directed by Tony Scott (1996).
Echo Falls Mysteries is a series for younger readers. There are three books in the series: Down the Rabbit Hole (2005), Behind the Curtain (2006), and Into the Dark (2008). They are based around teen super sleuth Ingrid Levin-Hill who, inspired by her role model Sherlock Holmes, solves mysteries throughout the series.
Chet and Bernie Mystery Series
Writing as Spencer Quinn,[3] Abrahams is the author of the Chet and Bernie Mysteries. These stories are told from the point of view of Chet, Bernie Little's canine partner in the Little Detective Agency.
It was not initially known that Abrahams was Quinn. It took some work by journalists to determine who "Quinn" really is.[4]
All of the books have been released as Audiobooks read by Jim Frangione.
Abrahams has also begun a new amateur sleuth series featuring Mrs. Loretta Plansky, a 71 year-old retired widow in Florida.
1 Mrs. Plansky's Revenge (2023)
2 Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue (2025)
References
^Anderson, Patrick (August 4, 2003). "Wake Up and Smell the Sagebrush". The Washington Post. Stephen King calls Abrahams his "favorite American suspense novelist" -- and if you can't trust Stephen King, whom can you trust?
