Join us for the first event of our new one-day Autumnfest as suspense author, Rachel Sargeant, discusses her writing journey and her book titles.

Dr Rachel Sargeant is the author of suspense novels—The Perfect Neighbours, The Good Teacher, The Roommates— with HarperCollins; the Gloucestershire Crime Series—Her Deadly Friend, Her Charming Man and Her Rising Star— with Hobeck Books; and, under the penname Rae Starling, the dark thriller An Ordinary House with Hera Books (publishing September 2026).

After many years in Germany, she now lives in Gloucestershire. Her hobbies are visiting country houses and coffee shops, watching amateur theatre and travelling with her husband to visit their grown-up children in various places around the world. She also likes chatting about books with readers and writers on her blog: https://www.rachelsargeant.co.uk/