Rachel Howzell Hall

Rachel Howzell Hall at the San Diego Writers Festival 2025

Rachel Howzell Hall (born 1970) is an American author of 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 ^[1] and grew up in Los Angeles. ^[2] Her family attended a Seventh-day Adventist Church. ^[3]

At age 33, Hall was diagnosed with BRCA-positive breast cancer while she was pregnant with her first daughter. ^[4]

In her late 30s, Hall was diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. ^[5]

Hall lives in Los Angeles with her family. ^[2]

Awards

In 2019, CrimeReads includedThey All Fall Down on their list of the year's best crime novels. ^[6]

In 2020, Publishers Weekly included And Now She's Gone on their list of the year's best mystery and thriller novels. ^[7] They included These Toxic Things on the list the following year. ^[8]

Awards for Hall's writing

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2020	They All Fall Down	Anthony Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[1]
		International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[1]
		Lefty Award for Best Mystery	Finalist	[1]
	And Now She’s Gone	Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller/Mystery	Nominee	[9]
		Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller	Finalist	[10] [11]
2021		Anthony Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[1] [12]
		Barry Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[1]
		Lefty Award for Best Mystery	Finalist	[1]
		Shamus Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[1]
2022	We Lie Here	Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller	Finalist	[13]
	These Toxic Things	Anthony Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[1] [14]
		International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[1]

Publications

Essays

• Child, Lee; King, Laurie R., eds. (2021). "Finding Lou: The Police Procedural". How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook by Mystery Writers of America. Scribner. ISBN   9781982149437.
• Zackheim, Victoria, ed. (2020). "I Don't Know This Word". Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives. Seal Press. ISBN   9781580059213.

Novels

Detective Elouise Norton books

1. Land of Shadows. Forge Books. 2014. ISBN   9780765336354. ^[15]
2. Skies of Ash. Forge Books. 2015. ISBN   9780765336361. ^[16]
3. Trail of Echoes. Forge Books. 2016. ISBN   9780765381170. ^[17]
4. City of Saviors. Forge Books. 2017. ISBN   9780765381194. ^[18]

Standalone novels

• A Quiet Storm. Touchstone Books. 2002. ISBN   9780743226165. ^[19]
• The View from Here. Amazon Digital Services. 2010.
• No One Knows You're Here. Beyond the Page. 2011.
• They All Fall Down. Forge Books. 2019. ISBN   9780765398147. ^[20]
• And Now She's Gone. Forge Books. 2020. ISBN   9781250753175. ^[21]
• These Toxic Things. Thomas & Mercer. 2021. ISBN   9781542027472. ^[22]
• We Lie Here. Thomas & Mercer. 2022. ISBN   9781662500329. ^[23]
• What Never Happened. Thomas & Mercer. 2023. ISBN   9781662504150. ^[24]
• What Fire Brings. Thomas & Mercer. 2024. ISBN   9781662504174. ^[25]
• The Last One. Entangled: Red Tower Books. 2024. ISBN   9781649377098. ^[26]

Novellas

• Scorpions. Amazon Original Stories. 2024. ISBN   9781662517365. ^[a]

Short stories

• Phillips, Gary; Brewer, Richard, eds. (2015). "Do No Harm". Occupied Earth: Stories of Aliens, Resistance and Survival at all Costs. Polis Books. ISBN   9781940610528. ^[27]
• Graham, Heather, ed. (2020). "Down Girl". Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology. Nasty Women Press. ISBN   9781734387902.

Notes

1. Scorpions is part of the Never Tell Collection.

References

1. "Rachel Howzell Hall". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
2. "A Round Table Discussion on Diversity in Crime Fiction". CrimeReads . May 29, 2020. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
3. Cranor, Eli (November 11, 2021). "Shop Talk: Rachel Howzell Hall Writes Longhand, Loves Office Supplies, and Has One Magical Story About a Lost Manuscript". CrimeReads . Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
4. Bates, Karen Grigsby (July 29, 2014). "Crime Writer Creates A Hero For Her Beloved, Much-Maligned South LA". Code Switch . NPR. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
5. "Cancer, My Mystery Novel, and Me: A Survivor's Story". CrimeReads . May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
6. "The Best Crime Novels of 2019". CrimeReads . December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
7. "Best Books 2020: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
8. "Best Books 2021: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
9. And Now She's Gone. ISBN   978-1-250-75317-5. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
10. Saka, Rasheeda (March 2, 2021). "Here are the finalists for the 2020-21 L.A. Times Book Prize". Literary Hub . Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
11. "Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced; The power of female literary trios". Book Forum. February 20, 2020. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
12. "Awards: Anthony Nominees, Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Longlist". Shelf Awareness . May 7, 2021. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
13. St. Martin, Emily (April 22, 2023). "Los Angeles Times Book Prizes winners announced". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
14. "2022 Anthony Awards Winners". Locus Online . September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
15. "Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
16. "Skies of Ash by Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . February 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
17. "Trail of Echoes by Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . March 21, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
18. "City of Saviors by Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
19. "A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . September 2, 2002. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
20. "Book Marks reviews of They All Fall Down: A Thriller by Rachel Howzell Hall". Book Marks . Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
21. "Book Marks reviews of And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall". Book Marks . Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
22. "Book Marks reviews of These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall". Book Marks . Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
23. "Book Marks reviews of We Lie Here: A Thriller by Rachel Howzell Hall". Book Marks . Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
24. "What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . April 21, 2023. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
25. "What Fire Brings by Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . March 28, 2024. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
26. Makhijani, Pooja (November 3, 2023). "Questions and Transgressions: PW Talks with Rachel Howzell Hall". Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
27. "Occupied Earth: Stories of Aliens, Resistance, and Survival at All Costs by". Publishers Weekly . July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

External links

• Official website