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Kill Me Again: The gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist by [Rachel Abbott]

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A woman is dead. She looks like you.

When Maggie Taylor calls her husband to say she is on her way home from work, she is horrified to discover that her two young children are alone in the house, abandoned by their father.

Duncan doesn’t come home that night, or the next. Where he has gone, and why? All she knows is that he received a message on his phone just before he left - a text with a terrifying picture that only her eight-year-old son saw.

And then Maggie discovers she’s not the only one looking for him. Who is he running from?

DCI Tom Douglas is brought in to investigate when a woman who looks just like Maggie is brutally murdered, and Maggie begins to realise how little she knows about her husband’s past.

She doesn’t have long to decide whether to trust him or betray him, because one thing has been made clear. Another woman will die soon, and it could be her.

A fast-paced, edge of your seat psychological thriller that will take you on a rollercoaster right to the last page.

Praise for Kill Me Again

‘Absorbing, complex, brilliantly planned.' – Suspense Magazine

‘A properly addictive, leave-the-light-on thriller!’ – Red Magazine

‘I was wowed by Kill Me Again on many different levels...' – Cleopatra Loves Books

“This one had me awake into the early hours….the twists and turns of the story absolutely gripped me – the pacing is relentless, the timing perfect – and at no point did I guess the unexpected and shocking conclusion. Edge-of-your-seat page turner certainly captures it for me. This was one of the best thrillers I’ve read in a while.” - BeingAnneReading

“What an incredibly thrilling read this was… An absolutely brilliant book which left me feeling completely exhausted with a twist right at the very end that I NEVER saw coming at all!” - Kimthebookworm

‘Darkly complex…full of mystery, intrigue and well-paced action…It is exciting and engrossing and kept me up well past bedtime. I’ll be thinking about this story, and some of the issues it raises, for a long time. I believe it’s the author’s best book to date. Thoroughly recommended” - Goodreads reviewer

Praise for Rachel Abbott

‘Rachel Abbott will keep you guessing long into the night, and just as soon as you’ve figured it out…think again!’ - Suspense Magazine

‘I was left speechless in the first chapter and couldn’t put it down for hours. Rachel is amazing at building tension and keeping you turning page after page’ - Crime Book Club

‘Absorbing, complex and brilliantly planned. 10/10.’ - Novelicious

‘A properly addictive, leave-the-light-on thriller.’ - Red Magazine

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"Absorbing, complex and brilliantly planned, I loved this book. 10/10." Novelicious

"The characters are believable and the crimes credible. Contemporary issues, grief and desperation are well handled. The pace is good, the twists credible and it can easily be read as a stand alone. Enjoy." Crime Thriller Hound

"I was left speechless in the first chapter and couldn't put it down for hours. Rachel is amazing at building tension and keeping you turning page after page." Crime Book Club

"Stranger Child was the PERFECT thriller. I couldn't get enough of this shocking story." Bookaholic Confessions

"Ms. Abbott writes complex and yet very believable thrillers and this book was no exception. You will be on the edge of your seat constantly. 5 stars. A very strong thriller." Books, Reviews, Etc.

"Stranger Child is Rachel Abbott's fourth book but rest assured, she hasn't run out of good ideas yet. I love a good psychological thriller and this one definitely has the thrill aspect at its heart assisted by the fast pace full of tension from the opening sentence." Cleopatra Loves Books

"Prose is taut, wholly believable locations and a full cast bursting with engaging characters." Crime Fiction Lover

"I loved this book! What I loved the most about this book was the plot. There are a few 'curve balls' in this story, which definitely kept me on my toes. I really could not put this down." Debra's Book Cafe

"Set against the opposing realities of harsh, crime-ridden gangs and cosy, well-off, Middle-England families, Abbott seamlessly weaves three separate narratives together into one barn-stormer of a thriller. ...a well-rounded, and fulfilling novel, that still manages to keep you guessing right to the very end." If These Books Could Talk

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When your life is a lie, who can you trust?

When Maggie Taylor accepts a new job in Manchester, she is sure it is the right move for her family. The children have settled well although her husband, Duncan, doesn’t appear to be so convinced.

But nothing prepares her for the shock of coming home from work one night to find that Duncan has disappeared, leaving their young children alone. His phone is dead, and she has no idea where he has gone, or why. And then she discovers she’s not the only one looking for him.

When a woman who looks just like Maggie is brutally murdered and DCI Tom Douglas is brought in to investigate, Maggie realises how little she knows about Duncan’s past. Is he the man she loves? Who is he running from?

She doesn’t have long to decide whether to trust him or betray him. Because one thing has been made clear to Maggie – another woman will die soon, and it might be her.

Praise for Rachel Abbott’s books:

“Rachel Abbott will keep you guessing long into the night, and just as soon as you’ve figured it out…thing again!” Suspense Magazine

“I was left speechless in the first chapter and couldn’t put it down for hours. Rachel is amazing at building tension and keeping you turning page after page” Crime Book Club

“Absorbing, complex and brilliantly planned. 10/10” Novelicious --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BCR2CDW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Dot Publishing Ltd (February 17, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 17, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2203 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 344 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #39,591 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #612 in Murder
- #819 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
- #907 in Psychological Thrillers (Kindle Store)

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Rachel Abbott's debut thriller, Only the Innocent, was an international bestseller, reaching the number one position in the Amazon charts both in the UK and US. This was followed by the number one bestselling novels The Back Road, Sleep Tight, Stranger Child, Nowhere Child (a short novel based on the characters from Stranger Child), Kill Me Again, The Sixth Window, Come a Little Closer, The Shape of Lies, Right Behind You and Close Your Eyes. The new thriller in the Tom Douglas series - No More Lies - was released in February 2023.

In 2018 Rachel released the first book in a new series - And So It Begins. This was followed by The Murder Game in 2020 (The Invitation in the US).

Rachel's novels have now been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over 5 million copies.

In 2015 Amazon celebrated the first five years of the Kindle in the UK, and announced that Rachel was the number one bestselling independent author over the five-year period. She was also placed fourteenth in the chart of all authors. Stranger Child was the most borrowed novel for the Kindle in the first half of 2015.

Rachel now lives in Alderney - a beautiful island off the coast of France - where she devotes her time to her love of writing fiction. For more information, see Rachel's website at www.rachel-abbott.com, or follow her on Facebook or Twitter.

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Old River Diva

Another great book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 8, 2022

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This author has the unique talent of every book in a series being different. Our same heroes in Tom and Becky and that dedicated police station with totally different storylines and cases to solve. Ms Abbott is my all time favorite. On to the next book in the series!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2016

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The switching narrative suits the book exceptionally well, none of the characters feel like clean slates, all are well developed with varying pasts and motives, above all they feel different, and it's always a plus for authors who're able to create different characters via different point of views, and to do so without sacrificing characterisation or making them feel too similar.

The plot is fast-paced and exhilarating, the thinking process of Tom is a high point of this thriller, his calm and composed persona reminds me a lot of famous fictitious detectives like Sherlock Holmes, it's fun seeing how he ties into all of this. It's almost like there're two different stories going on, though all the arcs and subplots tie in nicely at the end.

The writing is most impressive, you can really feel Maggie's fear and desperation seething through the lines, it's strong, compelling and extremely enticing; once you start reading and the plot starts to to pick up, it's near impossible to lay down the book. The biggest plot-wise negative though is Maggie's almost laughable way of dealing with some of the harsh scenarios stacked up against her. At times, the decision she makes is so out of character that it almost feels like she's not a lawyer to begin with. Maybe it's just me but I think she could've handled some of the situations in the book so much better, though she's undoubtedly a likeable character, being charmingly levelheaded and intelligent.

And since there're not really many characters in the book, the "who dun it" gimmick it's trying to pull off kind of gets predictable at the end. The ending is fitting, though it's definitely not as ground breaking as some reviews drummed it up to be. Also, not attempting to look for realism in a crime thriller, but the end does feel a bit rushed and melodramatic.

It's a good read overall, I had fun with the book. But if you're like me, who gets super paranoid when reading thrillers, always consciously picking up hidden clues that may reveal who's the culprit, and in constant bracing for an astronomical AND plausible twist, you will most likely end up feeling disappointed. The critical joints in the book are REALLY up front and obvious, so meticulous and veteran thriller readers might just easily foresee the ending from a mile away (after about 60-70% of reading). For casual readers, however, it's definitely worth checking out if you're into well-written, well paced and intriguing murder mysteries and detective stories.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2018

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I really enjoyed this novel! The ending was fantastic! There were so many twists and turns. The main characters were larger than life and very sympathetic. I like the way characters such as Tom Douglas & Becly Robinson develop as people through each of Ms. Abott’s novels. Maggie Taylor really annoyed me until about 60% of the novel. For an attorney she sure acted stupid! She has threats against her life made, yet she goes riding bicycles along the edge of the woods with her kids! Her husband suddenly vanishes yet she refuses to call the police. Her and her children are threatened and followed yet she won’t call the police! She finds a photo of a dead woman on her husband’s phone but she won’t tell the police! She sees an old photo of her husband as a child with children from a foster home, and she comes to the conclusion he must be a neighbor of the foster kids! Despite the knowledge her husband has no birth certificate, and never told Maggie anything about his past life, his childhood, his siblings, relatives, or parents. She’s married to him for 10 years and never wondered about his background, and never tried to discover these things? Come on! How did she pass the bar exam let alone the LSAT? Not to mention her husband told her to never open his locked cupboard in the garage, and she never does? If that were me, I would have grabbed his keys while he was sleeping and opened that cupboard!
At last Maggie finally smartens up and starts thinking like an attorney! She comes to her senses at the end and chooses to think for herself. She takes action! I loved the ending!
Great novel! It was part police procedural, part psychological drama, part suspense. It’s definitely a book worth reading, as all Rachel Abbott’s novels are.

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Maria Emmanouilidis

Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 5, 2016

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Kill Me Again is a book you'll find yourself unable to let down. The twists and turns that you'll face will make you want to scream and close the book but you'll find yourself unable to.

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When the main character, Maggie, finds herself wondering who her husband really is, you will find yourself wondering how someone is able to lie the way he did. I was angry that Duncan, also known as Michael Alexander, had the power to pretend as if he was actually innocent. Even when he basically told Maggie that he drowned the four women years ago, he still pretended and acted as if he was innocent. Even though the anger I have towards Duncan will probably remain, at the same time I felt terrible for Maggie because she loved this man-or the image of the man she was given. It was clear that she loved him endlessly because she actually tried to follow with the escape plan, but her own conscious caught up to her and she wasn't able to. No matter how much you want to scream at her for not going to the police earlier, one must remember that it was her husband who she would be telling on-the man who she was married to for a decade and was the father of her two children.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 19, 2022

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Excellently written, and enjoyable. I highly recommend the while series. I was able to read it all at once during a covid vacation. Made the time go by fast.

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Dave

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 26, 2018

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Another incredible read by Rachel Abbott, a author that can keep you up all night so best to start reading in the morning and it will be a interesting day just remember to eat and drink (well drink anyway)..
Maggie goes to work at her new appointment on a cold snowy day in January in Manchester, she is a defence lawyer and has a horrible client to defend who kills old ladies. Then whilst struggling home after working late in the horrid weather she finds out that her stay at home husband party time plumber has gone out and left the kids at home alone in the middle of preparing tea, Lilly and Josh. She can't get hold of him she if told that his phone has been disconnected and it's still the same state of play the following morning and she hasn't heard from him and can't contact him. She fears that he has gone off with another woman as she words it. Meanwhile DCI Tom Douglas ex girlfriend has gone missing and he can't trace her either so lots of missing people and then some murders that could be linked to some cases from twelve years earlier and you have the ingredients for a fantastic thriller and as is her talent Rachel is the perfect chief and won't leave you disappointed right up till the last mouthful sorry I mean page.
As you can tell i loved this book and hope you do a well, if you like thrillers then this should be the case that this you'll love it so why not give it ago. 😬

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Miss J L Irwin

A Thriller that keeps you hooked to the last word.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 17, 2017

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I've never written a review before and having just finished this book, I thought I had to do it justice.

This was yet another fantastic story from Rachel Abbot.

There's so many things that excite me about how it's written; the different chapters written from different characters perspectives. I love how it's set in Manchester, with living near by it makes it even more exciting for me to read of places I see or walk past.
How in every story I am lured into a false sense of security through the main crime and slowly try to piece together the jigsaw puzzle as the team of detectives do it, sometimes one or two steps ahead of them.

Having read almost all of Abbots other novels (all this year) I still love reading how Tom and Becky's characters continue to develop, but most of all I love how I get to 3/4 of the way through the book and try to slow myself down as I don't want it to end. But inevitably I speed read and am not being able to put the book down until the very last full stop. I even missed a gym class and a meal finishing this book it was that addictive!

I can't wait to start reading the next in the series. Keep it up Rachel. 👍🏻😬

Final words...I really think these books should be made into a T.V series. I know many people are missing out on these wonderfully written thrillers because they can't engage in reading. Please make them come to life for all.

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Dee-Cee (itsallaboutthebooksuk)

Another brilliant read, 5 stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 22, 2016

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Having previously read all the books in this series I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book, sadly though this was me just getting round to reading it but wow it’s another cracker.

DCI Tom Douglas is back again in the fifth in the series from Rachel Abbott, I have a major soft spot for Tom. He’s such a fab character.

Two series of murders, twelve years apart, Tom Douglas see’s the similarities and with ex girlfriend Leo missing and looking like the first victim, Maggie a defence lawyer who’s husband is missing who also looks like Leo and the first victim, Tom and Di Becky Robinson have a race against time to unravel the past and the present and find out what the heck is going on and who is involved.

Rachel Abbott has a way of writing a story that you can’t put down. Each book has been a page turner and I’ve found myself reading into the small hours. This book is full of twists and turns, it’s action packed and tells a complex story. The characters are all well formed and intriguing and you can’t help feeling mixed up in the plot. Kill me Again left me breathless and wondering if the people we think we know really are what we believe?

I highly recommend Kill Me Again and this could be read as a stand alone book but its a great series and I think you would benefit reading them all in order.

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Michelle

Absolutely brilliant!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 1, 2022

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Wow, how come I have only just discovered Rachel Abbott and the wonderful... what I like to call, 'the Tom Douglas books', I have enjoyed all the ones that I have read but Kill Me Again is by far the best, in my opinion, I am amazed by all the twists and can honestly say was surprised I never guessed the ending. Rachel.... please do not let our lovely Tom fade.... please continue this series! Thanks for a great read.
Anyone starting to read these, it is best to start with book one and get to know the characters. Great crime books.

Tham Chee Wah

Twisted. So twisted. But so good.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 19, 2018

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The ending stood out like a pebble in my shoe. I am not bothered by it, but thrilled with it. I couldn't imagine how the author could have worked out such an ingenious plot. I loved it to bits.

The chills were keeping me awake throughout the night to keep reading. The connections of some murders happened twelve years ago, coming up in certain chapters were brilliantly laid out. As a reader, it intrigued me. It has also showed me who Tom Douglas, the Police officer on the cases, was. Like an old friend, a conscientious one, for whom you wished to know him more. And his sidekick, the fiery Becky Robinson.

Everything about this novel is superbly crafted. Unputdownable? Yes. This is truly a gem of a thriller. Read it now.

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