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rachel howzell hall is a noted author from los angeles, united states, famous for writing suspense, mystery, literature & fiction and police novels. She has written 7 critically acclaimed novels in her career, including the books in the Elouise Norton series of detective novels. The third book in this series was the recipient of the coveted Kirkus star. One more book in the same series was included in the Los Angeles Times list of best books to read in the summer. The New York Times has praised the series’ main character, Elousie Norton, describing her as a formidable fighter and a person everyone would want to have by her side. In addition to writing this popular series of books, author Hall has collaborated with James Patterson to write the novel, The Good Sister. Hall is known for being a featured writer on the acclaimed NPR series. Author Hall has also served on the AWP Writers Program in the role of Mentor. currently, she sits on the mwa’s board of directors panel. hall is happily married and lives with her lovely daughter and her loving husband in los angeles. Author Hall says she was always inspired to become a mystery writer by reading the popular works of authors like Stephen King, Joe Simpson and Toni Morrison. In addition to these personalities, the Los Angeles City Board of Education has also inspired her a lot. Author Hall was born in Los Angeles, California. During her childhood, she used to always carry a pen with her and used to write everywhere, especially in the places where she felt like writing. Hall used to fill her notebooks, loose sheets, her brother’s yearbook and in church bulletins. she never used to write on highway overpasses, buildings or walls as she used to think of it as graffiti. for a period of 4 years autor hall lives in santa cruz.
hall earned her degree in American and English literature during this period. In 1992, Hall moved out of Santa Cruz and back to Los Angeles. Since then, she has lived there and tried her hand at a variety of jobs. This included working for famous organizations like Pen Center, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and City of Hope. When author Hall made her writing debut in 2002, her work was highly noticed. She received rave reviews from Publishers Weekly, O Magazine, Library Magazine. Following the debut of Dreams of Ella, author Hall wrote and published a couple of ezines. In 2014, she released her first book with Elouise Norton and also received great reviews from Publishers Weekly as well as of the time. With the tremendous success of the book, author Hall went on to write a few more books in the mystery book series. The success of the detective series Elouise Nortin has helped author Hall establish herself as a leading mystery author. she says that she took up writing as a career because she believes that she has the ability to write and produce something worth reading for readers. Her efforts to do so have given her great results so far and have allowed her to become a successful writer over the years.
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the detective series elouise norton written by rachel howzell hall consists of 4 novels in total, which were published between the years 2014 and 2017. each and every one of the books in this series feature elouise norton as the main character, working as a detective in los angeles. The debut novel in this series is titled ‘Land of Shadows’. It was released by Forge Books in 2014. Important characters mentioned in the story, apart from Elouise Norton, include Colin Taggert, Monique Darson, and Napoleon Crase. At the beginning of the book’s story, the dead body of a 17-year-old girl is described as being found at a construction site near the Los Angeles border region. her body was hanging in the closet of a condominium. When Homicide Detective Norton is asked to work on the case, she begins by trying to establish the girl’s identity. her colleagues refer to norton as ‘lou’. She is joined in the investigation by her new partner named Colin Taggert. Colin thinks the case is just another teen suicide and wants to close it soon. But Lou doesn’t believe her easy explanation. She suspects Napoleon Crase’s involvement in the murder, who is the owner of the site and a self-made millionaire. napoleon is also the man that lou thought he murdered her missing sister about 30 years ago. It is later discovered that the girl’s name is Monique Darson. The investigation helps Lou uncover a shocking link between the 2 cases. lou believes that once she solves darson’s case, she too will be able to unravel her relationship with her sister. but, with her investigation, she seems to be getting too close to a brutal killer. Lou has to bring the killer to justice before he becomes the next victim.
The second book in the series is called ‘Ash Skies’. It was also released by The Forge Books in 2015. At the beginning of this book, Lou Norton and Colin Taggert are depicted arriving at a house completely burned down by fire. They come across the body of Juliet Chatman, who died in the tragic incident along with his two children. Juliet’s husband, Christopher, is admitted to the hospital after receiving injuries while trying to save his family from the fire. now, he is devastated and heartbroken. Questioning the Chatmans’ family members, friends, and neighbors, Lou Norton learns that they were living a pretty happy life. but then discovers that the truth was something very different. Juliet and Christopher’s marriage was consumed in the flames of jealousy, fraud, adultery, disease and scandal. On the other hand, Lou Norton’s marriage is also on the cards. but lou is more concerned with solving the chatman case. she seems very convinced that christopher started the fire in her house. But, when her colleagues find out what she has in mind, they think her judgment is clouded by some personal issues. Since she didn’t find much evidence related to the fire, Ella Lou believes that she is being deceived from all sides. Ella Lou keeps trying to get closer to the truth and catch the arsonist. She however, is also worried about getting burned in her attempt to catch the killer and therefore she seems to be careful about her safety.