Rachel Abbott
Rachel Abbott is an English author of crime thriller novels. She writes the DI Tom Douglas series. After working as a systems anaylst, Rachel founded an interactive media company. During this time, she was writing every day – from user manuals to interactive dramas. Rachel sold the company in 2000 and moved with her husband from England to Italy where they bought and restored a 15th century monastery that they operated for weddings and holidays. Rachel now writes full-time, and splits her time between Italy and Alderney in the Channel Islands.