In November 2011, after it was rejected by several literary agents, Abbott, then 59, self-published her first novel, Only the Innocent, on Amazon, under her pen name.
En novembro de 2011, despois de ser rexeitada por varios axentes literarios, Abbott, entón con 59 de idade, autopublicou a súa primeira novela, Only the Innocent, en Amazon, baixo o seu pseudónimo.