Where There's Smoke

Rachel Louise Adams was raised in a small town in Brittany by a French father and a North American mother. After spending most of her childhood reading and writing, she went on to study literature at university (Université de Bretagne Occidentale), graduating with honours and getting a PhD scholarship. Her debut novel No Rest for the Wicked was published in September 2025 by Titan Books in the UK and Minotaur Books (Macmillan) in the US, and was selected as one of the ‘Best New Books’ of September by People Magazine.Instagram: @rachellouiseadams

PRAISE FOR NO REST FOR THE WICKED:Something wicked this way comes trick-or-treating: No Rest for the Wicked creeps in like a Halloween cozy mystery, then cuts like an autopsy incision straight down the reader's imagination. Rachel Louise Adams writes with a scalpel, and her delicious debut novel reads like a candy corn coroner's report.-Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your EyesAn electrifying and intoxicating read. This kept me up at night for all the right reasons.-Irenosen Okojie, author of CuranderaNo Rest for the Wicked gives Sleepy Hollow crime vibes perfect for Spooky Season. Readers won't want to rest once they enter the world of death and secrets in Little Horton.-V. Castro, author of The Haunting of Alejandra and Immortal PleasuresA dark, twisty mystery with a cascade of blood splatter, Rachel Louise Adams's debut had me on the edge of my seat until the very end, with twists I never saw coming and characters to die for.-Kelsey Cox, author of Party of LiarsAn eerie small-town mystery that builds to a pulse-pounding conclusion.-Olivia Worley, author of So Happy TogetherAn original story with a twist like a knife to the gut.-People magazine, 'Best Books of the Month'Not to telegraph the ending or anything, but sometimes I launch into a book and find myself thinking This is a debut novel? Seriously?'... I am experiencing it once again with Rachel Louise Adams' No Rest for the Wicked... The book impresses on every level-suspense, characters, plot, twists, milieu and quality of writing.-BookPage starred review