Abigail Padgett

Award-winning mystery author Abigail Padgett is a former Child Protective Services court investigator, not coincidentally the career of protagonist Bo Bradley in a popular mystery series that has been translated into five languages. The first in the series, CHILD OF SILENCE, is a made-for-TV movie in France. Due to the psychiatric illness of a family member, Padgett is an advocate for the mentally ill and draws shrewd, gutsy, bipolar Bo (who doesn't always take her meds) with loving accuracy.\n\nAdditional titles include a police procedural set in Boston (BONE BLIND), two somewhat paranormal mysteries (THE PAPER DOLL MUSEUM, AN UNREMEMBERED GRAVE), two novels of romantic suspense (A KISS AT MORGAN'S BAY, A SECRET AT MORGAN'S BAY), two LGBT mysteries (BLUE, THE LAST BLUE PLATE SPECIAL), and a collection of series short stories (THE MANDY DRU MYSTERIES).