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Sarah Rayne

Sarah Rayne

Sarah Rayne

The author of seven terrifying novels of psychological suspense, Sarah Rayne lives in Staffordshire. Visit www.sarahrayne.co.uk

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Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. Can I have the use of a time machine for this one? If so, I'd make it the early years of the twentieth century.
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My life in 8 words: "Writing, writing and more writing."
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EXCLUSIVE RANTS, RAVES AND MUSINGS FROM S&S AUTHORS
NOT DROWNED, JUST POISONED...
July 18, 2011
For me, it’s usually a building that inspires the plot of a book.  But for What Lies Beneath it was an entire...
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Research can be fun
January 27, 2011
The voice at the other end of the phone sounded distinctly suspicious.

            ‘What kind of...
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UNDERSTATING THE CHILLS
August 12, 2010
Sometimes the shadows can be mightier than the substance.

Nearly ninety years ago the German film-maker F.W. Murnau...
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The One Who Got Away
August 2, 2010
It was not a day on which I was expecting to meet a ghost. 

    It was, in fact, a perfectly normal working...
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Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from The Death Chamber
Dec 17, 2011
What Lies Beneath will be released on August 04, 2011 in Mass Market Paperback
Aug 04, 2011
What Lies Beneath is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Aug 04, 2011
Author Voices:
NOT DROWNED, JUST POISONED...
Jul 19, 2011
What Lies Beneath will be released on April 28, 2011 in
Apr 28, 2011
What Lies Beneath is now available in
Apr 28, 2011
Author Voices:
Research can be fun
Jan 28, 2011
Author Voices:
UNDERSTATING THE CHILLS
Aug 13, 2010
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Author Sarah Rayne reveals some of her inspiration behind House of the Lost
Aug 10, 2010
House of the Lost will be released on August 05, 2010 in
Aug 05, 2010
House of the Lost is now available in
Aug 05, 2010
Author Voices:
The One Who Got Away
Aug 03, 2010
Dark Dividing will be released on April 01, 2010 in
Apr 01, 2010
Dark Dividing is now available in
Apr 01, 2010
House of the Lost will be released on April 01, 2010 in eBook
Apr 01, 2010
House of the Lost is now available in eBook
Apr 01, 2010

Sarah Rayne Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Never feel satisfied with what you've done - always believe you could have done just that little bit better. Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Water tanks. I'm completely neurotic about water tanks - there's something sinister about all that silent mass of water in shadowy roof spaces and cobwebby airing cupboards. I'm not very keen on spiders, either - a friend suggested I gave them names to make them human, but the thought of human spiders was even worse - specially since she suggested calling them names like Arthur. I once had a very proper uncle called Arthur. Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Misuse of the English language. I visibly flinch. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. I'm already following it - writing books is the best profession I can imagine. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Cheese. Learn more about Sarah Rayne

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100 books for holiday gift-giving
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 23, 2012
...from the perspectives of two conniving, lying narrators who are completely irresistible. "Ghost Song" (Felony & Mayhem), by Sarah Rayne. This charming novel blends an Edwardian mystery with a modern-day investigation to find the owners of the Tarleton...
100 books for holiday gift-giving
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 23, 2012
...from the perspectives of two conniving, lying narrators who are completely irresistible. "Ghost Song" (Felony & Mayhem), by Sarah Rayne. This charming novel blends an Edwardian mystery with a modern-day investigation to find the owners of the Tarleton...
Mysteries to fill your beach bag
Find Law, June 16, 2012
...There's even a femme fatale. Hammett would be proud. Sarah Rayne's charming "Ghost Song" (Felony & Mayhem, $14.95) blends an Edwardian mystery with a modern-day investigation to find the owners of the Tarleton Music Hall that may be...