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Rachel Amphlett
Before turning to writing, USA Today bestselling crime author Rachel Amphlett played guitar in bands, earned her Equity card as a TV and film extra, dabbled in radio as a presenter and freelance producer for the BBC, and worked in publishing as an editorial assistant.
She now wields a pen instead of a plectrum and writes crime fiction with over 40 novels and short stories featuring spies, detectives, and assassins.
Rachel is also the writer and host of the Case Files: short crime fiction stories podcast. A keen traveller and accidental private investigator, she has both Australian and British citizenship.
Find out more at:
Rachel’s website: www.rachelamphlett.com
Rachel’s podcast: www.shortcrimestories.com
Other Awards
Bridge to Burn, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2020
The Friend Who Lied, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2020
Cradle to Grave, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2020
None the Wiser, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2021
Turn to Dust, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2021
Her Final Hour, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2021
Assassins Rogue, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2022
A Darker Place, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2022
The Lost Boy, Longlisted Davitt Awards, 2022
Hangman’s Gap, Shortlisted Adaptable, 2024
Writes
Sub-genres
Books by Rachel Amphlett
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Cover the Bones
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The Dying Season
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Case Files: Collected Short Crime Stories Volume 1
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All Night Long
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The Moment Before
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The Last Days of Tony MacBride
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A Grave Mistake
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A Silent Truth
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Something in the Air
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A Pain in the Neck
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Special Delivery
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The Last Super
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A Dirty Business
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A Lethal Deception
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The Man Cave
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The Beachcomber
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The Lost Boy
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The Lost Boy
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The Reckoning
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A Darker Place
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Assassins Rogue
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Assassins Hunted
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Blood On Snow
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Her Final Hour
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Nowhere To Run
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Turn To Dust
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None The Wiser
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Cradle To Grave
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The Friend Who Lied
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Bridge To Burn
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Gone To Ground
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Call To Arms
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Hell To Pay
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One To Watch
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Will To Live
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Scared To Death
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Behind The Wire
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The Legacy Device
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Three Lives Down
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Mistake Creek
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Look Closer
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Before Nightfall
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Under Fire
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White Gold
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