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Sheila Rawlings

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After graduating from Medway College of Art and Design (now the University of Creative Arts), Sheila enjoyed a long career with a magazine publisher, where she was responsible for the production of their weekly issue and various other publications.

An avid reader since childhood, working closely with journalists soon rekindled Sheila’s love of the written word, prompting her to write her debut novel: “Truth & Revenge”.

Sheila lives in South London with her husband.

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A complex den of iniquity

Sara and Will are spending their honeymoon at the remote McAlpine Family Lodge, a five-mile hike from the car park through rocky terrain. Wanting to preserve their privacy, they decide to lie about their professions: they both work for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Will is a special agent, while Sara is a doctor and medical examiner. Unfortunately, far from the romantic time Will had Read more of this blog post »

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Sheila Rawlings rated a book it was amazing This Is Why We Lied (Will Trent, #12) by Karin Slaughter (Goodreads Author)	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
Sara and Will are spending their honeymoon at the remote McAlpine Family Lodge, a five-mile hike from the car park through rocky terrain. Wanting to preserve their privacy, they decide to lie about their professions: they both work for the Georgia Bu ...more
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Sheila Rawlings rated a book it was amazing Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (Goodreads Author)	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
It is Camilla Deschamps’s first day back at work after the birth of her baby daughter, Polly. As it is also Polly’s first day at nursery, she had hoped her husband Luke, a ghostwriter for celebrities, would be there to help her juggle the two events. ...more
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Sheila Rawlings rated a book it was amazing Don’t Believe a Word by Susan Lewis	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
Growing up, Sadie Winters was told by her aunts, Lottie and Mia, that following the death of their brother, they had adopted her when she was two years old. Unfortunately, unbeknown to Sadie, the truth was very different. Twenty-three years later, af ...more
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Growing up, Sadie Winters was told by her aunts, Lottie and Mia, that following the death of their brother, they had adopted her when she was two years old. Unfortunately, unbeknown to Sadie, the truth was very different. Twenty-three years later, af ...more
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Already a fan of Louise Jensen, I was quite keen to read her latest novel, ‘The Liar’. I was not disappointed. With the sole content of Chapter 1 being simply an anonymous threatening text, the tense mood of the story is set right from start. Doing w ...more
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Sheila Rawlings rated a book really liked it The Surfacing by Claire Ackroyd	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
12 years ago, Stephanie, her mother and her sister Aurelie were camping on the shores of Loch Ness when teenager Peter Ferguson was reported missing, presumed drowned in the loch. Although the family tell the police they were all together that night ...more
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Sheila Rawlings rated a book it was amazing Anna O by Matthew Blake	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
Dr Benedict Prince is a psychologist and leading expert on sleep disorders at the Abbey Sleep Clinic, a private and exclusive clinic catering for celebrities, politicians and royalty alike – as well as anyone with the financial wherewithal to afford ...more
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Sheila Rawlings rated a book really liked it How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1) by Kristen Perrin (Goodreads Author)	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
Although ‘How to Solve Your Own Murder’ could be labelled as a cosy detective story, it is nevertheless totally engrossing as well as unusual, not least because the murder investigation has been partially done by the victim herself. All it needs is s ...more
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‘The List of Suspicious Things’ is a departure from my normal preference for crime and thriller novels, having been given it as a present. Not having chosen it myself, I was not sure if I would like it, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is a touchin ...more
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