Rachel Abbott is the bestselling author of the DCI Tom Douglas thrillers, which have sold over 4 million copies in the English language and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
She is also the author of the Stephanie King series, published by Wildfire Books. The first in this series - And So It Begins - was a Sunday Times top thriller of 2019.
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Abbott applies elegant control to her storytelling. Even her walk-on characters are vivid creations.

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With the exception of Only the Innocent and The Back Road, the Tom Douglas books are set in and around Manchester, England.
DCI Tom Douglas Series
Women are rarely cold-blooded killers.


ONLY THE INNOCENT

Stephanie King Series
The Sergeant Stephanie King thrillers are based in Cornwall, England.






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