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Rachel Amphlett
Before turning to writing, USA Today bestselling crime author Rachel Amphlett played guitar in bands, worked as a TV and film extra, dabbled in radio as a presenter and freelance producer for the BBC, and worked in publishing as an editorial assistant.
Her debut thriller, White Gold was released in July 2011 and features British secret agent Dan Taylor. The series established Rachel as an author to watch and spurned three more novels before Rachel turned her attention to a new character, Detective Kay Hunter.
The Kay Hunter crime thrillers are based in Kent and feature a tight-knit team of detectives. Praised by experts for their attention to detail, the books are also much loved by readers for their page-turning plots and devious twists with comparisons to TV shows NCIS and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
More recently, Rachel created a new crime thriller series based around the central character Mark Turpin, an Oxfordshire-based detective. The first book, None the Wiser, received critical acclaim from Adrian McKinty (The Chain, Sean Duffy series) and Jo Spain (With Our Blessing, The Confession), with the follow-up book, Her Final Hour being praised by the creator of the DCI Banks series, Peter Robinson.
In addition to her detective stories, Rachel also writes the Eva Delacourt thriller series featuring a female contract killer, and a number of standalone crime thrillers, murder mysteries and short stories.
A keen traveller and accidental private investigator, Rachel has both Australian and British citizenship.
You can find out more about Rachel and her books at www.rachelamphlett.com.
Other Awards
Bridge to Burn, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2020
The Friend Who Lied, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2020
Cradle to Grave, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2020
None the Wiser, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2021
Turn to Dust, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2021
Her Final Hour, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2021
Assassins Rogue, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2022
A Darker Place, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2022
The Lost Boy, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2022
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Books by Rachel Amphlett
Cover the Bones
The Dying Season
Case Files: Collected Short Crime Stories Volume 1
All Night Long
The Moment Before
The Last Days of Tony MacBride
A Grave Mistake
A Silent Truth
Something in the Air
A Pain in the Neck
Special Delivery
The Last Super
A Dirty Business
A Lethal Deception
The Man Cave
The Beachcomber
The Lost Boy
The Lost Boy
The Reckoning
A Darker Place
Assassins Rogue
Assassins Hunted
Blood On Snow
Her Final Hour
Nowhere To Run
Turn To Dust
None The Wiser
Cradle To Grave
The Friend Who Lied
Bridge To Burn
Gone To Ground
Call To Arms
Hell To Pay
One To Watch
Will To Live
Scared To Death
Behind The Wire
The Legacy Device
Three Lives Down
Mistake Creek
Look Closer
Before Nightfall
Under Fire
White Gold
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