Rachel Howzell Hall

Rachel Howzell Hall is a highly acclaimed American author, best known for her work in the thriller, mystery, literature & fiction, and crime fiction genres. She was born in Los Angeles, California, and has always been passionate about writing. Growing up, she was inspired by authors like Stephen King, Joe Simpson, and Toni Morrison, and even used to write on various surfaces, filling up notebooks, loose leaf papers, and church bulletins with her thoughts and ideas.

Hall has written seven critically acclaimed novels in her career, including the popular Detective Elouise Norton novel series. The third book in this series received the coveted Kirkus Star, and another book from the same series was included in the Los Angeles Times' top books to read in the summer. The New York Times has praised the chief protagonist of the series, Elouise Norton, as a formidable fighter and a person that everyone would want to have by their side.

In addition to writing the Lou Norton series, Hall has also collaborated with James Patterson for the novel, The Good Sister. She is known to be a featured writer on the acclaimed series of the NPR and has served in AWP's Writers' Program in the role of a mentor. Currently, she is serving on the panel of the board of directors of the MWA. Hall is happily married and resides with her lovely daughter and her loving husband in Los Angeles.

Hall is a New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister with James Patterson, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for And Now She’s Gone. She has also been nominated for the Lefty-, Barry-, Shamus- and Anthony Awards and the Audible Originals bestseller How It Ends. Her next thriller, These Toxic Things, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, calling the novel ‘cleverly-plotted’ and ‘a refreshing take on the serial killer theme.’ Rachel's next novel And Now She’s Gone will be published in September 2020. She is also a past member of the board of directors for Mystery Writers of America and has been a featured writer on NPR’s acclaimed Crime in the City series and the National Endowment for the Arts weekly podcast; she has also served as a mentor in Pitch Wars and the Association of Writers Programs. Rachel lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. For more information, visit rachelhowzell.com.