What Rachael Reads

Book Details Title:   Nine Missing Girls Author:  Steena Holmes Genre:  Psychological Thriller Publisher:  Joffe Books Publication Date:  19th March 2026 Page Count:  261 Series:  No Blurb Nine missing girls. Nine cases the world wants to forget. One detective who never will. Each file is someone’s daughter. Someone’s sister. And if Meri Amber can’t bring them home, she’ll make sure their stories end with justice. As the FBI’s leading child abduction specialist, Meri has spent her career chasing the vanished – from Minnesota to Montana, from abandoned barns to dark cellars that still echo with screams. But every case cuts deeper than the last. “I’m Detective Meri Amber. I’ve been searching for my sister for twenty years. Every missing girl is a mirror. Every scream behind a wall could be hers. I’ll never stop looking. These are the stories of the girls I’ve found, the truths I’ve uncovered, and the cracks in my own past I can’t seem to seal.” From the ...

Welcome to the first post in my 'Top 10' series. If you've been here a while, you'll know that I started this blog way back in 2017. I created a post back then of my favourite thrillers for that summer, but haven't done anything similar since. So, I've gone back through my Goodreads Challenge lists for each year since 2017 and picked out some of my favourites. In this post, I’m counting down ten of the best thriller books from 2018. In no particular order, these are the ones that kept me up far too late, had me second-guessing every character, and left me thinking about them long after I turned the final page. If you’re looking to add some seriously gripping reads to your TBR, you’re in the right place. Fiona Cummins - The Collector Book 2 in  The Collector Series Buy on Amazon Buy on Kobo It’s time to go back to the beginning. Jakey escaped with his life and moved to an Essex seaside town. His rescue was a miracle but his parents know that the Collector is stil...

Book Details Title:  Don't Answer The Phone Author: Miranda Rijks Genre:  Psychological Thriller Publisher:  Inkubator Books Publication Date:  8th March 2026 Page Count: 276 Series: No Blurb She’s the woman of his dreams. He’s the monster from her nightmares. When Daniella rescues elderly Peggy from a mugger on a Boston street, she expects nothing in return. But then she meets Peggy’s son, Lucas—devastatingly handsome and utterly captivating. Unlike her distant husband Grant, Lucas sees her. Wants her. Daniella can’t resist and they spend one reckless night together which she immediately regrets. Too late, because Lucas doesn’t just want Daniella. He needs her. And he’s willing to destroy everything—and everyone—standing in his way. Lucas plays the long game, worming his way into Daniella’s life—befriending Grant, charming her twin daughters, inveigling his way into her family. Every time she turns around, he seems to be there. As the depths of his obsession becom...

Book Details Title:  His & Hers Author:  Alice Feeney Genre:  Psychological Thriller Publisher:  HQ Publication Date:  28th May 2020 Pages: 304 Blurb   If there are two sides to every story, someone is always lying… Jack: Three words to describe my wife: Beautiful. Ambitious. Unforgiving. Anna: I only need one word to describe my husband: Liar. When a woman is murdered in Blackdown village, newsreader Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Anna’s ex-husband, DCI Jack Harper, is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation. Someone is lying, and some secrets are worth killing to keep. My Thoughts I’ve been a big fan of Alice Feeney since reading  Beautiful Ugly , so picking up His & Hers  was an easy decision. After recently meeting Alice at the launch of her new book My Husband's Wife , I was even more excited to dive into one of her earlier thrillers, and it definitely didn’t disappoint....

Happy Mother's Day readers! I hope you have had a lovely day, however you have spent it. I have some books from my wishlist on order, thanks to a gift card from my lovely children. A quiet Sunday so far, catching up on some reading and looking forward to enjoying a nice Sunday roast at home later. Coming up on the blog this week I have two tours - Don't Answer The Phone by Miranda Rijks, and Nine Missing Girls by Steena Holmes. I'm looking forward to both of these as they are both new-to-me authors. I'll also have one or two other reviews of past reads, and hopefully an in-depth review of my Kobo Libra Colour that I have recently started using. Anyway, that's it from me for now. Thanks for stopping by, feel free to leave a comment below and tell us what your plans are or what you're currently reading. Until next time, Rachael. x

Book Details Title:  Taken From Her Family Author: C.J. Grayson Genre:  Crime Thriller Publisher:  Joffe Books Publication Date:  10th March 2026 Blurb It’s every parent’s worst nightmare . . . Tracy Marley is driving to collect her husband after hours from the gym, the children bickering in the backseat, when a text arrives: Why not come in, try and find me. You know the code for the front door. Hint: I’m in the office x It’s late. Tracy’s exhausted. But the kids are excited, and she gives in. She’s made a fatal mistake. Instead of finding her husband in the maze of dark, empty corridors, Tracy walks straight into three masked men stuffing cash into a black bin bag — and she won’t leave the building alive. A murdered mother. A missing daughter. A traumatised son. Detective April Fisher catches the case, and quickly realises time is her enemy. Because the thieves didn’t just kill Tracy before they fled with the money —  they abducted her ten-year-old daugh...

Every year I set myself the Goodreads Reading Challenge, but this winter I decided to go a step further and try to complete some of the extra seasonal challenges, too. It’s the perfect excuse to pick up books that have been sitting on my TBR for far too long, mix up the genres a little, and hopefully discover a few new favourites along the way. For my March Reads, I’ve chosen a mix of contemporary fiction, thrillers, and a couple of hugely popular titles that I've seen recommended for years. Here’s what I’ll be reading to help tick off those winter challenge prompts. Daisy Jones and The Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid Buy on Amazon | Buy on Kobo Blurb Set in the 1970s Los Angeles rock scene, this novel follows the meteoric rise of the fictional band Daisy Jones & The Six. Through a series of interviews, the band members recount their journey from obscurity to global fame—and the dramatic events that led to their sudden breakup at the height of their success. Told in an oral history ...