Abbott Kahler
aka Karen Abbott
Abbott Kahler, formerly writing as Karen Abbott, is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City;American Rose;Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy; and The Ghosts of Eden Park, which was an Edgar Award finalist for best fact crime and a finalist for the Ohioana Book Award. Her next nonfiction book, Then Came the Devil, is forthcoming in 2025.
She is also the host of Remus: The Mad Bootleg King, a forthcoming podcast from iHeartRadio about legendary Jazz Age bootlegger George Remus. A native of Philadelphia, she lives in New York City and in Greenport, New York, where she is at work on her next novel.
Genres: Mystery
Non fiction show
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