Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Megan Abbott
Born: August 21, 1971 (age 53)
Bio: Megan Abbott is an American author of crime fiction and a non-fiction analysis of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and re-worked classic subgenres of crime writing, with a female twist.
Known for:
- You Will Know Me (2016)
- Dare Me (2012)
- The Fever (2014)
- The End of Everything (2004)
- Queenpin (2007)