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Rachel Stanley

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The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Crime, Mystery

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April 2020

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Rachel Stanley lives in the Northwest of England. She has always wanted to write stories but only found the time to put pen to paper after a dream about a Grim Reaper. True story!

She's spent most of her adult life working as a project manager, despite her degree being in psychology. Her degree comes in handy though, helping her to understand people and their different motivations. Rachel loves people watching!

Rachel lives with her husband, David, and their two cats, Cooper and Watson, who feature in her "A Grim" series. She loves to travel and intends on seeing as much of the world as possible in her lifetime. Much of her writing is actually done when she is on one of her trips (at home or abroad). She can often be found at the side of a ...more

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Average rating: 4.30 · 167 ratings · 105 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Grim Affair (A Grim Series #1) 4.07 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	A Grim Haunt: a paranormal romantic thriller (A Grim Series Book 2) 4.58 avg rating — 38 ratings — 3 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
	A Grim Ending: a paranormal romantic thriller (A Grim Series Book 3) 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 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
	A Grim Series: a paranormal romantic thriller 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 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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I was lucky enough to be asked to beta read After Charlotte for Hallie Matthews. It's not my favourite genre, but I am grateful that I was asked to read the book before anyone else because it's a beautiful story. Eve and her husband sadly lose the ba ...more
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The Doomsday Prophecy is a perfectly readable, if completely unbelievable, Dan Brown copy imho.
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I'm not normally a 'whodunnit' person but I found myself in need of a book on holiday and this was available. I've heard good things about Michael Connelly, so I had high expectations, but I felt let down tbh. I thought the plot was OK, but I also th ...more
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