Books by Rachel Howzell Hall
“In These Toxic Things, Mickie Lambert is hired by a curio shop owner with Alzheimer’s to create a memory bank. When her client’s sudden death is ruled a suicide, Mickie continues work on the project for the deceased woman’s family, only to be threatened as she continues to archive the curious mementos. Stories are often classified as “slow burns” when an author cleverly crafts the rising tension of storylines about to collide—which they definitely do, as These Toxic Things unfolds in twist after twist to the end.” Read more...
Tosca Lee, Novelist
“Miriam Macy thinks she’s going to a remote island to compete on a reality television show, but soon learns that she and six others were brought to the island under false pretenses. Soon each guest’s secrets trickle out – and they start dying.” Read more...
Anthony Franze, Thriller and Crime Writer
Interviews where books by Rachel Howzell Hall were recommended
The Best Thrillers of 2020, recommended by Anthony Franze
Every year, the International Thriller Writers awards highlight the best new thrillers of the previous year. Anthony Franze, administrator of the awards and an acclaimed thriller author in his own right, talks us through their 2020 shortlist for the best new thriller published in hardback.
The Best Thrillers of 2022, recommended by Tosca Lee
Every year, the International Thriller Writers—an honorary organisation of authors—showcases the best new books in the genre at their annual awards. Here, bestselling author and the organisation’s vice-president Tosca Lee talks us through the six-strong shortlist of books, and explains why ‘Southern noir’ writer S.A. Cosby won the title for the best thriller of 2022—only a year on from his last triumph.
