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 ...

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...

Today it's my turn to host the tour for The Patients , written by Charlotte Stevenson . Published in the UK by Bloodhound Books on 9th March 2026, this psychological thriller will have you hooked! Blurb... They came seeking help. But not everyone can be saved.  When strangers Tess and Leah arrive at the private practice of renowned psychiatrist Dr Jenna O'Hara , both are desperate for support. But behind the calm of the consulting room, something far darker is taking shape. Leah, now in her forties, is haunted by a childhood trauma she's never escaped. Whereas Tess, a successful social media influencer , insists she's simply burned out.  But not everyone is as they seem, and the next session is more dangerous than any of them could have imagined.  Soon, Tess and Leah are caught in something they don't understand — a labyrinth of revenge where past wounds and hidden motives collide. Someone is lying. Someone is dangerous. And someone is about to p...

Today we welcome the lovely Lauren Westwood and her most recent novel Finding Secrets, published 1st March 2017. A country house, a precious jewelled locket, and a puzzle dating back to the London Blitz and Imperial Russia. Utterly captivating, a fantastic romance from beginning to end. Perfect for the fans of Carole Matthews and Milly Johnson. Alex Hart loves her dream job as manager of Mallow Court, a historic Elizabethan house, even if her friends think she needs to get out more. But a discovery in the pocket of an old coat – a jewelled mechanical locket shaped like a bird – changes everything, and Alex discovers that things are not as they seem. From an old diary, to a handsome barrister, a mysterious clockmaker, and the darkest hours of the London Blitz, Alex must follow the trail of the jewelled bird to uncover the truth about the things she holds dearest – and someone is determined not to let sleeping dogs lie! Only by finding the secrets of the past can Alex find t...