Rachel Howzell Hall

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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).

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

Publications

Essays

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

Novellas

Short stories

Notes

  1. ↑ Scorpions is part of the Never Tell Collection.

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  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.
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