Abigail Padgett
Mary Abigail Padgett is an American author of mystery novels who features in Great Women Mystery WritersBiography
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.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.Bo Bradley series
- Child of Silence
- Strawgirl
- Turtle Baby
- Moonbird Boy
- The Dollmaker's Daughters
Blue McCarron series
- Blue
- The Last Blue Plate Special
- The Paper Doll Museum
Other novels
- Bone Blind
- An Unremembered Grave
Collections
- Mandy Dru Mysteries
