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Rachel Sargeant

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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 — 6,107 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 — 1,087 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) 4.25 avg rating — 333 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 — 415 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) 4.08 avg rating — 25 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) 4.33 avg rating — 18 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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Following the devastating events of book 12, DCI Matilda Darke flees from her life in Sheffield and goes to ground in the Lake District as a guest of Philip and Sally Meagan. (Their son, Carl, was a kidnap victim from the beginning of the series.) Whi ...more
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In 1924, twenty-two-year-old Oxford student Jillian, has to go to the coastal village of Rothwell to pack up the belongings of her deceased Uncle Toby, a ghost hunter. It’s a daunting task for the twenty-two-year-old and made worse by the presence of ...more
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Detective Matthias Honeywell and photographer Emma Anderson are finally a couple, but there’s no happy ever after. On Emma’s first day as a crime photographer for ErieLIVE, she’s called to the scene of a double homicide and discovers one of the victi ...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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