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Rae Cairns

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Born

Australia

Website

https://www.raecairns.com/

Genre

Crime, Thriller, Suspense

Member Since

June 2017

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Rae Cairns is a former youth worker, actor and singer who has turned to a life of crime…writing. She is fascinated with how ordinary people manage when faced with extraordinary circumstances so she writes crime with heart; thriller and suspense novels that explore the lengths everyday characters will go to when all they love is put at risk.

Her debut novel, The Good Mother, was shortlisted for BEST DEBUT CRIME FICTION in the 2021 NED KELLY AWARDS. It draws on her background as a youth worker mentoring disadvantaged youth, many of them children of the paramilitaries, in Northern Ireland during the final years of the Troubles.

Rae has also co-managed a crisis refuge for street children, worked as Program Director for the Sydney Olympic Youth C ...more

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Rae Cairns's Blog: Crime with Heart

The Genesis of The Good Mother

I love a good ‘What if…’

Wherever I am, whether I’m driving, walking the dog or watching my kids play sport you can bet I’m daydreaming and asking myself - ‘What if…’

What if that waiter who just spilt the wine is actually an undercover detective?

What if that suitcase over there has travelled worldwide, and carries the secret to one unsolved murder in each country it has passed through?

What if t Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 18, 2020 14:23

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Average rating: 3.89 · 1,909 ratings · 266 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Good Mother 3.79 avg rating — 1,110 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying to Know 4.04 avg rating — 799 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rae Cairns wants to read Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls #5) by Catherine Cowles (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rae Cairns and 15 other people liked Оля (hiatus) ***'s review of My Bloody Valentine (Unlocked Desire, #5): "I read it only because it was not expensive and short. I was interested in the hero, he is everything that I love. bloody psycho! But the heroine disappointed me. in separation, the heroine had her own life and the guy with whom she slept. the hero wa" Read more of this review »
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Rae Cairns wants to read Beg For Me (Morally Gray Book, #3) by J.T. Geissinger (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rae Cairns has read The Grumpy Billionaire (Billionaires of Manhattan, #8) by Annika Martin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rae Cairns rated a book it was amazing After the Forest by Kell Woods (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Voting for August 2023 Group Read - Aussie author

Dying to Know by Rae Cairns

11 votes, 33.3%

The Crossing by B. Michael Radburn

6 votes, 18.2%

The Bluffs by Kyle Perry

6 votes, 18.2%

The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland

5 votes, 15.2%

Dear Neighbour by Anna Willett

3 votes, 9.1%

Gone to Ground by Bronwyn Hall

2 votes, 6.1%

33 total votes

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