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Rachel Howzell Hall

15 Crime Novels as Funny as They Are Gritty

By Greg Levin

August 26, 2019

My love of both humor and illicit behavior started at a very young age, ignited by watching my two older brothers try to kill one another over the rights to whatever toy came in the box of Trix breakfast cereal my mother had just bought. Silly rabbit, bloodlust is for kids. As I grew up,…

Crime By The Book’s Best Reads: April 2019

By Abby Endler

May 2, 2019

Hello again, reader! It’s officially spring, and I’m thrilled to spotlight these five Apirl books that you’re going to want to check out. When I’m not reading or writing about crime fiction as Crime by the Book, I can often be found perusing Criminal Element’s fantastic selection of crime book reviews and features.

Book Review: They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

April 11, 2019

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall is a cunning standalone suspense novel that brings seven sinners to a private island for a reckoning they never saw coming. Rachel Howzell Hall takes a very different approach in her psychological thriller They All Fall Down than she does in her Elouise “Lou” Norton mystery novels.…

My Chick Bad: Unlikeable Heroines in Crime Fiction

By Rachel Howzell Hall

April 8, 2019

When I started writing They All Fall Down, my intent wasn’t to write an unlikeable character. Miriam, in my mind, was simply a mother… who may have gone too far. What woman, hell, what parent, can’t relate to that? Yelling at the ref during Soccer Saturdays. Sending the kid to the liquor store to buy…

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

March 6, 2019

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall is a brilliant standalone novel that brings seven sinners to a private island for a reckoning that will leave you breathless—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. Delighted by a surprise invitation, Miriam Macy sails off to a…

City of Saviors by Rachel Howzell

Rachel Howzell Hall Excerpt: City of Saviors

By Rachel Howzell Hall

August 4, 2017

Los Angeles Homicide Detective Elouise Norton encounters her toughest case yet in City of Saviors, the fourth installment in the critically acclaimed mystery series from author Rachel Howzell Hall (Available August 8, 2017). After a long Labor Day weekend, seventy-three-year-old Eugene Washington is found dead in his Leimert Park home. At first blush, his death…

Ladies’ Night: Book and Cocktail Pairings for a Night In

By kristen lepionka

April 28, 2017

A drink order says a lot about a person—that’s maybe why there are approximately a zillion online quizzes promising to reveal the secret of our personalities based on our drink of choice. And in mystery novels, a character’s favorite drink is equally as telling. A fun way to get into a protagonist’s head is to…

Q&A with Donna Andrews, Author of Die Like an Eagle

By Crime HQ

August 4, 2016

In addition to authoring 20 Meg Lanslow mysteries, Donna Andrews is also a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Private Investigators and Security Association. Somehow, she was able to take time out of her incredibly busy schedule to answer CrimeHQ's questions about Die Like an Eagle, her best bird…

Trail of Echoes by Rachel Howzell Hall

Trail of Echoes: New Excerpt

By Rachel Howzell Hall

May 27, 2016

Trail of Echoes is the latest Elouise Norton mystery novel from critically acclaimed writer Rachel Howzell Hall (Available May 31, 2016). On a rainy spring day in Los Angeles, homicide detective Elouise “Lou” Norton is called away from a rare lunch date to Bonner Park, where the body of thirteen-year-old Chanita Lords has been discovered.…

Headlines to Book Spines: Real-Life Crimes Inspire Your Favorite Mystery Novels

By Rachel Howzell Hall

May 26, 2016

Read this exclusive guest post from Rachel Howzell Hall, author of the Detective Elouise Norton Mystery series, discussing how real-life crimes have inspired many of her novels, and then make sure you're signed in and comment for a chance to win a copy of Land of Shadows, Skies of Ash, and Trail of Echoes! In 2014,…

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