Rachel Abbott

If a character is guilty, but it's understandable. Do you still want them punished? Yes / Depends / No

A cemetery off the M60. No CCTV. Masked figures stand by a van. The handover happens in silence. #StrangerChild #CrimeThriller #PsychologicalThriller #ThrillerBooks #DCITomDouglas #CrimeFiction myBook.to/Stranger-Child

When the world is falling apart, you still have to eat. Emma pulls bolognese from the freezer – comfort food when nothing else makes sense. What's your go-to meal when life gets overwhelming? #StrangerChild #ComfortFood rachel-abbott.com/post/spaghetti…

I'm curious… when you pick up crime/thrillers, how dark do you like it? Cozy puzzle / whodunit / psychological-creepy / gritty — which is your default?

Criminals give Emma an ultimatum: obey or lose everything. No police. Does she trust them or risk it all by calling for help? Emma makes her choice in Stranger Child – and lives with the consequences. 📕 myBook.to/Stranger-Child #StrangerChild #CaseFiles #MoralDilemma

The geography of danger in Stranger Child: remote farmhouses, a cemetery with no CCTV, underground vaults, and gang territory. Every location is chosen for a reason. 🔗 myBook.to/Stranger-Child #StrangerChild #DCITomDouglas #CrimeThriller

Case File: Deep beneath Manchester, the vault sits in darkness. Emma enters alone. It's something she has to do to save her family. #StrangerChild myBook.to/Stranger-Child #CrimeThriller #PsychologicalThriller #ThrillerBooks #DCITomDouglas #CrimeFiction

Confession time: do you ever peek at the ending of a book when the suspense gets too much? 👀 Never / only if anxious / sometimes / always — which are you? #CrimeFiction #ThrillerReads #BookTwitter

A mother. A phone call. A road that looked safe - until it wasn't. #StrangerChild myBook.to/Stranger-Child #CrimeThriller #PsychologicalThriller #ThrillerBooks #DCITomDouglas #CrimeFiction

Case File: Stranger Child Five people. Five secrets. One child caught in the middle. Emma reaches out to Tom Douglas — but can she trust anyone? 🔗 myBook.to/Stranger-Child #StrangerChild #DCITomDouglas #PsychologicalThriller

Thriller reading setup: silence or background noise (rain/music/TV)? Mine is sitting in my little nook in the corner of the room, looking out over a stormy sea in silence. What's yours?

Case Files: #StrangerChild Tasha - 13, oversized coat, scruffy, defiant. A girl who'd learned not to trust anyone. Defining her was crucial to everything this book explores about survival & betrayal. myBook.to/Stranger-Child #ThrillerBooks #DCITomDouglas

How dark is your thriller comfort zone? Some days I want a neat puzzle. Other days I want menace. 👀 What's your go-to: cosy puzzle / whodunit / psychological creepy / gritty crime — and what makes you switch? #CrimeFiction #ThrillerReads #BookTwitter

A cheerful start to the day. After all this miserable weather, these tiny daffodils are the first hint that change is on the way 🌼 #WritingLife #SpringIsHere

Stranger Child began with one image: a girl's reflection in a rain-lashed window. You don't know who she is. You don't know why she's there. That became the book. 🔗 myBook.to/Stranger-Child #StrangerChild #PsychologicalThriller #DCITomDouglas #CaseFiles

This month, I'm opening the case file on #StrangerChild. Locations where danger lived. Research into criminal tactics. Quotes from the darkest moments. The characters with everything at stake. Welcome to the case file. 📕 myBook.to/Stranger-Child #CaseFiles

What lingers longer after a thriller: twist, atmosphere, or characters? For me, it’s always the characters. What about you?

I ask ChatGPT to create a caricature of me based on what it knows about me. Every single version had me holding a glass of wine. Hmm!!!

Thank you so much for reading my books this year – your messages and reviews mean more than you know. Wishing you a cozy, book‑filled Christmas and a very happy New Year.

LAST FEW DAYS: 3 of my books just 99p each! Only The Innocent: myBook.to/Only-The-Innoc… Close Your Eyes: myBook.to/Close_Your_Eyes No More Lies: myBook.to/No-More-Lies