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Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in Jamaica, where he lived for the rest of his life.
- Peter Abrahams
- 1956
The official web page of best-selling author Spencer Quinn, creator of the Chet and Bernie and Bowser and Birdie series.
Peter Abrahams (born March 3, 1919, Vrededorp, near Johannesburg, South Africa—died January 18, 2017, Kingston, Jamaica) was a South African-born writer who penned perceptive and powerful novels about the injustices and complexities of racial politics.
- Peter Abrahams
- 1954
Peter Abrahams is the best-selling author of over 30 crime fiction novels, including The Fan (adapted to film) and Reality Check (Edgar Award winner).
Learn more about Peter Abrahams, who also writes under the pen name Spencer Quinn.
Peter Abrahams is an American author of crime fiction for both adults and children. His book Lights Out (1994) was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Reality Check won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011.
Jan 1, 1994 · Peter Abrahams. 3.60. 331 ratings25 reviews. Eighteen-year-old Eddie Nye was bound for U.S.C. and a bright future that fateful summer in the Bahamas. But somebody set Eddie up. Instead of four years of higher education, he did fifteen behind bars for drug smuggling.
