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I'm a ghostwriter and co-author and have written 12 Sunday Times top ten bestsellers. These are some of my books:

Loving and Losing You, Azaylia: My Inspirational Daughter and our Unbreakable Bond (Ebury), telling Safiyya Vorajee's inspiring account of motherhood, hope and loss.

'Thank you to writer Rachel Murphy for being so kind and sensitive in helping me write my book the way I wanted it.'

What Lies Buried (Octopus/Endeavour), co-written with leading forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes, it tells her true tales of madness, badness and the misunderstood.

'Special thanks to Rachel Murphy for your patience, professionalism and general pizzazz.' Kerry Daynes

Cheryl Cole’s number one bestselling autobiography, Cheryl Cole: My Story. (HarperCollins)


‘Rachel Murphy - thank you for helping me write this. We’ve had laughter and tears, and I’m THRILLED with the result!’ Cheryl Cole

Loosehead: Confessions of an (un)professional rugby player, the candid and funny memoirs of idiosyncratic England rugby star Joe Marler. (Ebury)

'A massive thanks to Rachel Murphy who did all the real work, stringing all my rambles together. A wonderful woman with the patience of a saint.' Joe Marler.

Just A Child, the true story of Rotherham survivor and campaigner Sammy Woodhouse, who bravely exposed Britain’s biggest child abuse scandal. (Blink)

‘Thank you to Rachel Murphy for helping me write my book, for being patient, for understanding how difficult it was for me to write it, for encouraging me and keeping me going in the times I found it so difficult.’ Sammy Woodhouse

Singing star James Arthur's autobiography, Back to the Boy. (Hodder & Stoughton)

'Rachel Murphy, my ghostwriter. I can't believe how perceptively and accurately you've written this, how therapeutic the process has been and how easy you have made it for me. I could not be happier with my book, and that is down to you.' James Arthur

Mum’s List (Michael Joseph, Penguin), which tells how St John Greene (Singe) raised his two young sons following their mum’s death. It is an international bestseller, translated into fifteen languages and made into an inspiring film of the same name starring Rafe Spall and Emilia Fox.

‘Rachel... how you got into my head in such a short space of time and wrote this so skilfully is beyond belief. You have written it exactly as I would love to have written it myself, and I can't thank you enough.’ St John Greene

The autobiography of The Hairy Bikers, Blood, Sweat and Tyres. (Orion)

‘Huge thanks to Rachel Murphy – an amazing writer who was instrumental in bringing this book together – she has truly helped to tell our story.’ Si King and Dave Myers

Ola Jordan's book, Strictly Ola: Ola Jordan, My Autobiography. (St James's House)

'Rachel Murphy, thank you for taking me back over the journey of my life and helping me write this book, for hours on end, through the tears and laughter - I couldn't be happier with the result.' Ola Jordan

The Midwife’s Here! and Bundles of Joy (HarperCollins) - two bestselling nostalgic memoirs based in Manchester, telling the story of Linda Fairley’s career as Britain’s longest serving midwife. Now recommended reading by the Royal College of Midwives.

‘Rachel Murphy... is like one of my family now, and writes from inside my head.’ Linda Fairley

Please Don’t Go (Mainstream, Random House) with John Hartson, which documents the former footballer’s fight for life. It was shortlisted for Best Autobiography at the British Sports Book Awards 2011.

‘Thanks to Rachel Murphy, my co-author, for listening to me prattling on for hours and making such a fabulous job of writing the book. It would not have been the great success it is without you, Rach, and it's been a pleasure to work with you.’ John Hartson

John and George: The Dog Who Changed My Life (Century, Random House), about a homeless man, John Dolan who was inspired by his dog George to quit his life of drugs and crime and discover his incredible talent as an artist. A Sunday Times bestseller, translated into several languages, the book was named as one of the 'Best Books of 2015' by Hudson Booksellers.

Living with Evil (Headline) was a number one bestselling hardback in Ireland, and spent fourteen consecutive weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller list in the UK in 2010. It tells the story of Cynthia Owen’s fight for justice following her tragic childhood.

‘To Rachel Murphy, my co-writer, thank you for having the patience of a saint and for not pushing me, and most of all for understanding.’ Cynthia Owen


'A crucially important social document for Ireland.’ Sunday Times