Megan Abbott	About the Author
NEW! Queenpin In bookstores now   The Song Is You Now in paperback   Publications Queenpin The Song Is You    Who Was Jean Spangler? Die a Little Excerpt Critical Response About the Covers The Street Was Mine   About the Author Appearances Noir/Hardboiled Links Home Contact	Photo: Joshua Gaylord	MEGAN ABBOTT is the Edgar-winning author of the novels, Queenpin, The Song Is You and Die a Little. Her stories have appeared in Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir (2006), Wall Street Noir (2007), Detroit Noir (2007), Storyglossia and Queens Noir (2007). Her nonfiction book, The Street Was Mine: White Masculinity in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir, was published in 2003. She is also the editor of the Edgar-nominated A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir, featuring original tales by 25 mystery and crime authors. Born in the Detroit area, she graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English Literature and went on to receive her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University.  She lives in Queens, New York City.     Also, check out The Rap Sheet, a crime fiction blog to which Megan Abbott serves as an occasional  contributor.