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Peter Abrahams (born June 28, 1947) is an American writer of crime fiction for both adults and children. His works include ''Oblivion'', ''A Perfect Crime'', ''The Tutor'', ''The Fury of Rachel Monette'', ''Hard Rain'', ''The Fan'', ''Crying Wolf'', ''The Right Side'' the Echo Falls Mysteries for children, and ''Lights Out'', the last of which 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). His literary influences are Vladimir Nabokov,
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, and
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. Stephen King has referred to him as "my favorite American suspense novelist". Born in
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, Abrahams lives in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on
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. He is married and has four children including
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. He graduated from Williams College in 1968.


Echo Falls Mystery Series

Abrahams has started a series for younger readers called the Echo Falls Mysteries. There are currently three books in the series: ''
Down the Rabbit Hole Down the Rabbit Hole is a metaphor for adventure into the unknown, from its use in ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''. It may also refer to: Books * ''Down the Rabbit Hole'' (novel), the first book in the ''Echo Falls'' mystery series, by Pete ...
'', '' Behind the Curtain'', and '' Into the Dark''. They are all based around teen super sleuth Ingrid Levin-Hill who, inspired by her role model of Sherlock Holmes, solves mysteries throughout the series.


Chet and Bernie Mystery Series

Writing as Spencer Quinn, 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. Chet has his own website,www.chetthedog.com
/ref> and is on Facebook. Chet and Bernie Bibliography: # ''Dog On It'' (2009) # ''Thereby Hangs a Tail'' (2010) # ''To Fetch a Thief'' (2010) # ''The Dog Who Knew Too Much'' (2011) # ''A Fistful of Collars'' (2012) # ''A Cat Was Involved'' (2012 e-book) # ''The Sound And The Furry'' (2013) # ''The Iggy Chronicles, Volume One'' (2013 e-book) # ''Paw and Order(2014) # ''Tail of Vengeance'' (2014 e-book) # ''Scents and Sensibility (2015)'' # ''Santa 365'' (2015 e-book) # ''Heart of Barkness'' (2019) # ''Of Mutts and Men'' (2020) # ''Tender Is The Bite'' (2021) # ''It's A Wonderful Woof'' (2021) # ''Bark to the Future'' All of the books have been released as Audiobooks read by Jim Frangione.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abrahams, Peter 1947 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American crime fiction writers American male novelists Agatha Award winners Edgar Award winners 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers Writers from Boston 21st-century American male writers Williams College alumni Novelists from Massachusetts