Rachel Howzell Hall is an American author renowned for her mystery and thriller novels. She has garnered significant attention for her compelling series featuring Detective Elouise Norton, which includes the books Land of Shadows (2014), Skies of Ash (2015), Trail of Echoes (2016), and City of Saviors (2017).

Rachel is also the critically acclaimed author of And Now She’s Gone, a novel that was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist and nominated for the Lefty, Barry, Shamus, and Anthony Awards. Her collaboration with James Patterson, The Good Sister, became a New York Times bestseller. Additionally, her Audible Originals bestseller How It Ends has received wide acclaim.

Her upcoming thriller, These Toxic Things, slated for release in September 2021, has already received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, praising it as 'cleverly-plotted' and 'a refreshing take on the serial killer genre.'