Rachel Howzell Hall (born 1970) is an American author and mystery and thriller novels. She is best known for her series featuring Detective Elouise Norton, including ''Land of Shadows'' (2014), ''Skies of Ash'' (2015), ''Trail of Echoes'' (2016), and ''City of Saviors'' (2017).
Biography
Hall was born in 1970
and grew up in
Los Angeles
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Her family attended a
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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.
At age 33, Hall was diagnosed with
BRCA-positive breast cancer while she was pregnant with her first daughter.
In her late 30s, Hall was diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer.
Hall lives in Los Angeles with her family.
Awards
In 2019,
CrimeReads
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Con ...
included''They All Fall Down'' on their list of the year's best crime novels.
In 2020, ''
Publishers Weekly
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'' included ''And Now She's Gone'' on their list of the year's best mystery and thriller novels. They included ''These Toxic Things'' on the list the following year.
Publications
Essays
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Novels
Detective Elouise Norton books
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Novellas
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Short stories
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Notes
References
External links
Official website
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1970 births
20th-century American women writers
American mystery novelists
Writers from Los Angeles
Living people