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Rachel Amphlett Rachel Amphlett i(A139732 works by)
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 2005
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Rachel Amphlett is the bestselling author of the Dan Taylor espionage novels and the new Detective Kay Hunter series, as well as a number of standalone crime thrillers.

Originally from the UK and based in Brisbane, Australia, as of 2016, Rachel’s novels appeal to a worldwide audience, and have been compared to Robert Ludlum, Lee Child, and Michael Crichton.

She is a member of International Thriller Writers and the Crime Writers Association, with the Italian foreign rights for her debut novel, White Gold, being sold to Fanucci Editore's TIMECrime imprint in 2014.

An advocate for knowledge within the publishing industry, Rachel is always happy to share her experiences to a wider audience through her blogging and speaking engagements.

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y separately published work icon Case Files Keperra : Saxon Publishing , 2022 26576579 2022 selected work short story crime

'Discover twelve dark and twisted mysteries from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.

'This page-turning collection features The Man Cave in which Darren regains consciousness in a dank basement where escape turns out to be the least of his worries; in All Night Long Zoe soon wishes she wasn’t working the late shift; and in Nowhere to Run a rookie detective encounters her first serial killer… but will she survive?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2023 longlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel
y separately published work icon A Lethal Deception Keperra : Saxon Publishing , 2022 25779220 2022 single work novel crime

'When a brutal attack on a business owner is followed by a suspicious death, the police first suspect the beginning of a new underworld drugs war. Then a second victim is found dead, and the truth starts to look like something much worse. With the death toll rising and her career under scrutiny from the media and her own superiors, Kay Hunter is running out of time to unravel the deadly secrets hiding behind ruthless ambition and treachery. But Kay isn't going to give up easily. Because this time, the first victim is closer to home.' (Publication summary)

2023 longlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel
y separately published work icon A Darker Place Keperra : Saxon Publishing , 2022 24825928 2022 single work novel detective 'The frozen body of a man is discovered in a used car yard on the hottest day of the year, his face contorted by fear and pain. Detective Kay Hunter and her team are assigned the case, but when they find out who their victim is, their worst fears are realised. There is another man missing, but is he a victim, or a killer? With time running out and witnesses afraid to talk, Kay is thrust into one of the most challenging investigations of her career to date.' 

(Publication summary)

2022 longlisted Davitt Award Best Adult Crime Novel
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