Abigail Padgett | |
Birth Date: | 13 May 1942 |
Birth Place: | Vincennes, Indiana, U.S. |
Occupation: | Author |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | Indiana University Bloomington University of Missouri |
Genre: | Mystery fiction |
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] [2]
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]
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]
Padgett maintains a blog.[3]
In 2023 Padgett was awarded the Alice B Readers Award.[4] [5]