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Rachel Abbott

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Born

in Manchester, The United Kingdom

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

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November 2011

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I was born and brought up in the north of England, and worked for many years as the managing director of an interactive media company. I wrote every day - everything from creative proposals to user manuals - but most exciting of all was writing interactive dramas - including for the Cluedo (Clue in the US) interactive games. I was fortunate enough to sell my company in 2000 and we moved to Italy where we bought and restored an old country house.

I have published six full length novels and one novella, and my seventh Come a Little Closer is due for release in 2018. I now live on the beautiful island of Alderney in the Channel Islands, where I write full time.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 235,492 ratings · 10,378 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sleep Tight (DCI Tom Douglas, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 28,150 ratings — published 2014 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only the Innocent (DCI Tom Douglas, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 26,434 ratings — published 2011 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stranger Child (DCI Tom Douglas, #4) 4.23 avg rating — 22,526 ratings — published 2015 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And So It Begins (Stephanie King, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 20,036 ratings — published 2018 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill Me Again (DCI Tom Douglas, #5) 4.27 avg rating — 18,970 ratings — published 2016 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Back Road (DCI Tom Douglas, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 18,653 ratings — published 2013 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sixth Window (DCI Tom Douglas, #6) 4.35 avg rating — 13,566 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder Game (Stephanie King #2) 4.13 avg rating — 12,966 ratings — published 2020 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Close Your Eyes (DCI Tom Douglas, #10) 4.42 avg rating — 12,008 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No More Lies (DCI Tom Douglas #11) 4.50 avg rating — 11,039 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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New from Rachel Abbott Yesterday, Scott was dead. Today, he’s back.And Anna doesn’t believe in ghosts. Scott was Anna’s boyfriend. She loved him, but he ruined her life. When he died, she should have been free, but today Scott is on the radio, threatening to spill her secrets. Anna is a mother, a wife, and head teacher of a primary school.And she’s a good liar. She made one mistake, and now she is Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Rachel Abbott

DCI Tom Douglas (11 books)
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“The quiet but inexorable breaking down of self-esteem is much more sinister - it’s violation of the soul.”
― Rachel Abbott, Only the Innocent

tags: abuse, abusive-relationships, soulless

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“A radio was playing quietly. Nobody was listening. It was there to drown out the silence.”
― Rachel Abbott, The Back Road

tags: depression, loneliness, sadness, silence

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“She searched her mind for a single day when it had felt good to be alive. There must have been one, surely?”
― Rachel Abbott, Only the Innocent

tags: despair, life-experience, sadness, unhappiness

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