Abigail Padgett

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).

Biography
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.

Padgett maintains a blog.

In 2023 Padgett was awarded the Alice B Readers Award.

Bo Bradley series

 * Child of Silence (1993)
 * Strawgirl (1994)
 * Turtle Baby (1995)
 * Moonbird Boy (1996)
 * The Dollmaker's Daughters (1997)
 * Stork Boy (2019)

Blue McCarron series

 * Blue (1998)
 * The Last Blue Plate Special (2001)
 * Ultimate Blue (2022)

Taylor Blake Magical Mystery

 * The Paper Doll Museum (2012)

Morgan's Bay

 * A Kiss at Morgan's Bay (2018)
 * A Secret at Morgan's Bay (2018)

Other novels

 * Bone Blind (2011)
 * An Unremembered Grave (2014)

Collections

 * Mandy Dru Mysteries (2015)