She won the 1970 Authors ' Club First Novel Award for Theft .
Rachel Holmes Ingalls ( born 1940 ) is an American - born author who has lived in the United Kingdom , since 1965 .
Rachel Holmes Ingalls won the 1970 Authors ' Club First Novel Award for Theft .
Rachel Holmes Ingalls ( born 1940 ) is an American - born author who has lived in the United Kingdom , since 1965 .