Dr Rachel Sargeant / Rae Starling Author
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Dr Rachel Sargeant / Rae Starling Author
@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social
Thriller, crime & suspense writer with Hera Books, Hobeck Books and HarperCollins. PhD from Uni of Birmingham. I love reading, researching, country gardens & coffee shops. Rep'd by Greenstone Literary Agency.
Thank you to Hobeck Books for posting my book recommendation: The Alibi by @kjohnsonwrites.bsky.social - an excellent historical psychological thriller #amreading #booksky www.hobeck.net/recommended
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My #FrontPageFridays guest today is Brian Price @briancrime.bsky.social with the opening page of his brand-new police procedural, Fatal Shot. #booksky #crimefiction www.rachelsargeant.co.uk/blog/5e1iyez2qgbctptmxztjacwzsxfie6
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today on my blog I'm joined by prolific author @dellagalton.bsky.social who talks about her journey to publication. www.rachelsargeant.co.uk/blog/della-g...
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
My #FrontPageFridays guest is @aaabbottstories.bsky.social with the opening page of her brand-new psychological thriller, Lies Between Friends. #Booksky www.rachelsargeant.co.uk/blog/qk5vn1y...
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Her Deadly Friend & Her Charming Man are the first books in the Gloucestershire Crime Series. For fans of #WhitstablePearl & #TheChelseaDetective – light on police procedure but rich in character, mystery & setting. News of book 3 coming soon... #Gloucestershire #Booksky amzn.to/4dbopfZ
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
With the new university year starting, why not try The Roommates, a suspense story set in freshers’ week? Four students. Four secrets. One devastating lie. #suspense #thrillerbooks #freshers #students #university #booksky bit.ly/TheRoommatesRS
September 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On her way through Malta Airport, my daughter spotted The Inspector George Zammit Series in prime position in the bookshop. A worthy location for this Malta-based action/crime series by @ajaberford.bsky.social @hobeckbooks.bsky.social #Malta #CrimeFiction
August 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
With the new university year on the horizon, why not try The Roommates, a suspense story set in freshers’ week? Four students. Four secrets. One devastating lie. #suspense #thrillerbooks #ALevelResults #highers #university #booksky bit.ly/TheRoommatesRS
August 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
With the new university year on the horizon, why not try The Roommates, a suspense story set in freshers’ week? Four students. Four secrets. One devastating lie. #suspense #thrillerbooks #ALevelResults #highers bit.ly/TheRoommatesRS
August 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
With the new university year on the horizon, why not try The Roommates, a suspense story set in freshers’ week? Four students. Four secrets. One devastating lie. ‘Deliciously dark & twisty… a gripping page-turner’ - Woman’s Weekly #suspense #thrillerbooks bit.ly/TheRoommatesRS
August 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
There are some #audible #bargains around at the moment, including the audio books of my #thrillers The Roommates, The Good Teacher and The Perfect Neighbours. Each at 99p with membership. amzn.to/3Rx7s6D
June 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
June 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Popped into the Arts Café Painswick for a tasty snack and to sign copies of my books. Thrilled that locals and Cotswold Way walkers have taken to The Gloucestershire Crime Series. #Painswick #Gloucestershire www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CW18L69...
May 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In Her Deadly Friend, Detective Inspector Steph Lewis investigates something nasty among the bluebells in an English country garden. #GloucestershireCrimeSeries #Painswick #Gloucestershire #bluebells
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April 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Alison's Bookshop and Musicroom is a great #independentbookshop in #Tewkesbury. Ian, the owner, has just told me I'm their "third best selling crime writer after Anne Cleeves and @ellygriffiths.bsky.social ". This is largely due to Ian's support for local authors and I'm extremely grateful.
February 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Thank you to all who borrowed my books from libraries this year. I'm tickled pink with the figures from The British Lib Public Lending Right. And special thanks to librarians who stocked The Roommates. This turned out to be a firecracker, lent out more times than I thought possible. #libraries #PLR
January 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The weather was wet and windy, but the atmosphere at the Phoenix Christmas Craft Market was warm and welcoming. I chatted to visitors, enjoyed a snack at the café and bought goodies from the other stallholders. Everyone was friendly and I nearly sold out of books. #ChristmasGiftIdea
November 24, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Her Deadly Friend is the opener to my Gloucestershire Crime Series. Currently 99p. If you like your police procedurals on the Whitstable Pearl/The Last Detective/Midsomer Murders end of the crime fiction spectrum, please give it a whirl. amzn.to/3Us426S
April 28, 2024 at 7:37 AM