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Rachel Abbott
Goodreads Author
Born
in Manchester, The United Kingdom
Website
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Genre
Influences
Member Since
November 2011
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/rachel_abbott
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Sleep Tight (DCI Tom Douglas, #3)
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2014
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38 editions
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Only the Innocent (DCI Tom Douglas, #1)
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2011
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41 editions
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Stranger Child (DCI Tom Douglas, #4)
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2015
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30 editions
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And So It Begins (Stephanie King, #1)
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2018
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42 editions
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Kill Me Again (DCI Tom Douglas, #5)
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2016
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19 editions
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The Back Road (DCI Tom Douglas, #2)
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2013
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33 editions
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The Sixth Window (DCI Tom Douglas, #6)
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published
2017
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12 editions
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The Murder Game (Stephanie King #2)
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2020
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38 editions
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Close Your Eyes (DCI Tom Douglas, #10)
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2021
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9 editions
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No More Lies (DCI Tom Douglas, #11)
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2023
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6 editions
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The Shape Of Lies
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
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Thanks Brian. The Goodreads one is a total fake - I guess used to promote books I'm supposed to be reading (but I've never heard of!). I think the first bsky address is correct. I think I might have set it up, but haven't used it. The second one isn'
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Hi Bernadine - I'm so pleased that you enjoy my books! The latest in the Tom Douglas series is Whatever It Takes, which came out earlier this year, and the latest in the Stephanie King series is The Last Time I Saw him.
I'm currently writing a stand See Full Answer |
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Incorrect ASIN on my book - urgent!
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My book - Whatever It Takes - was set up before an ASIN had been allocated. I have today received the ASIN and went into the book details to edit this
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"Tom is back!
Tom hasn't heard from his brother Jack for a long time, and he is worried. He would normally leave little clues that only Tom would pick up on to know he was ok. As Tom is on sick leave, he decides to track Jack down. First, he heads to wh" Read more of this review » |
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Rachel Abbott
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Whatever It Takes (DCI Tom Douglas, #12):
"I love Rachel Abbotts books and this latest Tom Douglas thriller. This time he is on the hunt for his brother who seems to have gone missing again. The only issue is Jack is presumed dead and Tom doesn’t have a way to contact him but he always finds "
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“The quiet but inexorable breaking down of self-esteem is much more sinister - it’s violation of the soul.”
― Only the Innocent
― Only the Innocent
“A radio was playing quietly. Nobody was listening. It was there to drown out the silence.”
― The Back Road
― The Back Road
“She searched her mind for a single day when it had felt good to be alive. There must have been one, surely?”
― Only the Innocent
― Only the Innocent
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| UK Book Club: Titch's A-Z Authors 2013 | 3 | 37 | Nov 29, 2012 03:29AM | |
| Aussie Readers: Book Chick City's 100+ Books in 2012 Challenge | 126 | 121 | Jan 05, 2013 02:14AM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Reading Plans | 31 | 331 | Feb 23, 2013 11:11PM | |
| The Life of a Boo...: Titch's A-Z Authors 2013 | 24 | 176 | May 26, 2013 07:06AM | |
Aussie Lovers of...:
Call for Nominations (Crime) Jan - Mar 2015
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29 | 54 | Oct 19, 2014 02:27AM | |
| The History Book ...: FRANCIE'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2014 | 78 | 92 | Dec 31, 2014 09:46PM | |
| 2015 Book Challenge: A mystery or thriller | 3 | 16 | May 06, 2015 07:19AM |
“Today is the day after my wedding. And nothing is the way I expected it to be.”
― Only the Innocent
― Only the Innocent
“She searched her mind for a single day when it had felt good to be alive. There must have been one, surely?”
― Only the Innocent
― Only the Innocent
“It was as if she would never be whole until the secrets of the past were exposed.”
― The Back Road
― The Back Road
“A radio was playing quietly. Nobody was listening. It was there to drown out the silence.”
― The Back Road
― The Back Road
“Each time he came he would twist my defenceless body into a different pose, as if I were his very own doll”
― Only the Innocent
― Only the Innocent
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Hi Rachel. Thanks for the friendship. Good to see you on Goodreads. :)
Hi Rachel,Thanks for sending a Goodreads friend request to this fellow crime writer!
Thanks for accepting my friend request. I'll see you around the forums/groups. Looks like your fairly active in several. I'm just checking some out now.
Hi Rachel.Thanks for accepting the friend request. I've been following your success and am currently reading Only the Innocent. Also, your blogs have given me great insight - you might remember me mentioning you on my new blog recently!
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Hi, Rachel, thanks for accepting. I visited your website and will add your books to my to-read list!
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