Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn)
Author Interview - Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn)
Author of CAT ON A HOT TIN WOOF
Miss Kitty, a feline social media star goes missing. The Little Detective Agency - Bernie Little and his K-9 school washout Chet - are hired to find her. And no one can know she's missing. Chet, a narrating dog but NOT a talking one, tells the story.
Author Interview - Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn)
Author I draw inspiration from:
P.G. Wodehouse and Dostoevsky. An odd combo, I know.
Author Interview - Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn) | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book:
Outdoors on our deck, overlooking a Cape Cod salt marsh.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
I wouldn't relish being stuck in an elevator. Even if it was Jesus (name of book - the Bible) I'd want immediate rescue.
Author Interview - Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn) | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
I've always known. Of all activities writing was my best one. Tennis would have been nice.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
As a reader I like paperback. Easier to manage than hardcover. Audio is great for car rides. Digital is not my thing - not a fan of screen time.
The last book I read:
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President - Candice Millard. I first saw a streaming show based on the book, then read it. A great, if depressing story. Lesson - don't have your bullet wounds treated 1880's style.
Author Interview - Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn) | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
Computer. Pen and paper wouldn't be readable.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Is there a tennis playing book character? That would be good. A lot of my tennis buddies are aging out.
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
Professional tennis player. Well, I'd be long retired. This of course is a dream career.
Favorite decade in fashion history:
The next era. I've failed at all the others.
Place I’d most like to travel:
The Bahamas. I worked there as a spearfisherman way back when and love those turquoise waters.
My signature drink:
Black coffee - specifically Ahab's dark roast, ground at Pie in the Sky in Woods Hole, MA
Favorite artist:
Caravaggio
Number one on my bucket list:
More hiking out west, specifically in southern Utah.
Find more from the author:
chetthedog.com
peterabrahams.com
Facebook.com/Chet/The Dog
_peterabrahams (insta)
Chet/The/Dog (X)
About Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn):
Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn)
Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn) is the Edgar-award winning author of 49 novels, including The Right Side, The Fan, Oblivion, and the Echo Falls series for younger readers. Under his pen name, Spencer Quinn, he writes the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie series and the Mrs. Plansky series. Abrahams was born in Boston, graduated from Williams College, and lives on Cape Cod. “My favorite American suspense novelist.” – Stephen King. “The best writer of psychological suspense around.” – Laura Miller, NPR.
