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Rachel Sargeant

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Thriller, Mystery, Suspense

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Rachel Sargeant is a British author. Her most recent books are books 1 and 2 in the Gloucestershire Crime Series. The titles are: Her Deadly Friend (relaunched 23 Apr 24) and Her Charming Man (published 14 May 24).

Rachel Sargeant also writes crime fiction published by HarperCollins: The Perfect Neighbours, a psychological thriller; The Good Teacher, a detective mystery, featuring DC Pippa “Agatha” Adams; and The Roommates, a psychological thriller set in a university freshers' week.

Rachel is a previous winner of Writing Magazine’s Crime Short Story competition and has been placed or shortlisted in various competitions, including the Bristol Short Story Prize. Her stories have appeared in My Weekly and the Accent Press Saucy Shorts series. ...more

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	The Perfect Neighbors 3.71 avg rating — 6,118 ratings — published 2017 — 11 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
	The Roommates 3.20 avg rating — 1,095 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	Everyday Kindness: A Collection of Uplifting Tales to Brighten Your Day by L.J. Ross (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Hamdy (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Alex Smith (Contributor) 4.24 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Good Teacher 3.33 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2010 — 7 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
	Her Deadly Friend (The Gloucestershire Crime Series Book 1) 4.12 avg rating — 26 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
	Her Charming Man (The Gloucestershire Crime Series Book 2) 4.25 avg rating — 20 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
	Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology, Volume 3 by Rachel Sargeant (Goodreads Author), Ian Madden, Rachel Howard 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Sexy Shorts for Lovers by Rachel Loosmore (Editor), Rachel Sargeant (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Saucy Shorts for Chefs by Rachel Loosmore, Rachel Sargeant (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	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
	Gallipoli: Year of Love and Duty it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	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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In an earlier post I introduced the book bloggers who participated in the first leg of my blog tour for The Good Teacher. Here now I introduce those involved in the second leg.

Jacob set up Hooked from Page One when he realised friends and family often asked him for recommendations. https://hookedfrompageoneblog.wordpre... It seemed a good idea to share his choices with a wider audience. Crime fict Read more of this blog post »

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Rachel Sargeant rated a book really liked it Girl A by Abigail Dean (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
With strong and specific parallels to a notorious true-life case, this is the story of several siblings who lived with their neglectful mother and abusive and religiously zealous father until one of the sisters managed to escape.. The novel poses two ...more
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Rachel Sargeant rated a book really liked it Travellers in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd	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
The author has meticulously researched letters, diaries, speeches and press articles by foreign travellers in 1930s Germany. These travellers came from all walks of life, for example: exchange students, university students, academics, journalists, bu ...more
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Rachel Sargeant has read A Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed by the Rise of Fascism by Julia Boyd	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
Through the gaze of Oberstdorf in Bavaria, the most southerly village in Germany, this weighty and meticulously researched book looks at the years of National Socialism from the rise of the Nazi party and jockeying for local political power, via the ...more
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Rachel Sargeant rated a book it was amazing A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (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
Having read Simone St James’s earlier novels—The Broken Girls, The Sundown Hotel and Murder Road—I already knew she was expert at combining suspenseful mysteries with creeping ghost stories. She’s brought her A game again with A Box Full of Darkness. ...more
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Rachel Sargeant has read The Girl in the Doorway by Louise Mangos (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
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Rachel Sargeant has read Connie by Charlotte Duckworth (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
This is less of a thriller and more of a fluently written psychological study of the two protagonists - Connie, a serial killer, and Olivia, a former police officer. We delve into Connie’s psyche as the horror of her childhood with a loving but menta ...more
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“trembled with fury. Her recollection was that Sascha had been outside the garden with the naive newcomer when Louisa had come out of the house screeching. Louisa went on: “He knows when we’re at home, when we go out, what cars we drive, where our children play. None of us is safe.” Mel’s cup slipped, and she spilt”
― Rachel Sargeant, The Perfect Neighbors

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