Holly Jackson

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Holly Jackson
Born (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32)
Buckinghamshire, England
OccupationNovelist
Alma mater University of Nottingham
Genre
Notable works A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson (born December 6, 1992) is a British author of mystery novels. She is best known for her A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series.

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Early life

Holly Jackson grew up in Buckinghamshire, England and wrote her first novel when she was 15 years old. [1]

After attending Dr Challoner's High School, a grammar school for girls in Buckinghamshire; she attended the University of Nottingham, where she first studied literary linguistics and creative writing, graduating with a first class degree, then graduating with a master's degree in English. [2]

Personal life

Jackson married her husband in October 2023. They live together in London with their dog. [1]

Career

Jackson's debut novel AGood Girl's Guide to Murder was published in 2019. She followed this up with two sequel novels and one prequel novella: Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020); As Good As Dead (2021); and Kill Joy (2021) respectively. Apart from Good Girl, Bad Blood, all books were published by Electric Monkey. Good Girl, Bad Blood was published by Delacorte Press, and was shortlisted for the 2021 YA Book Prize. [3]

In 2022, Jackson released her first standalone novel titled Five Survive, published in the UK by Electric Monkey and in the US by Delacorte Press. [4]

In 2024, she released her second, and as of 2024, last standalone novel, The Reappearance of Rachel Price, published in the UK by Electric Monkey and in the US by Delacorte Press. [5]

In July 2025, Jackson published her debut adult suspense novel, Not Quite Dead Yet, in the US by Ballantine Books, in the UK by Penguin Michael Joseph, and in Canada by Doubleday. [6]

Reception

Jackson's first novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, received the following accolades:

The Times reported that Jackson was "Britain’s bestselling female crime writer in 2024". [12]

Bibliography

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series

Standalone novels

References

  1. 1 2 Knight, Lucy (30 March 2024). "'I will defeat Richard Osman!': Holly Jackson on being Britain's top selling female crime author". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Holly Jackson". Penguin Random House . Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The YA Book Prize Previous Winners; 2020". The Bookseller . Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Jones |, Iyana. "Just Announced: 'Five Survive' by Holly Jackson". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Holly Jackson Books in Order (The Ultimate Guide)". 20 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Albanese |, Andrew. "Book Deals: Week of October 14, 2024". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association . 4 January 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fiction!". Goodreads . 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Waterstones Children's Book Prize". Waterstones . Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "British Book Awards 2020: Books of the Year shortlists revealed" . The Bookseller . 20 March 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "The Best Books of 2020". Barnes & Noble . Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Nicol, Patricia. "Holly Jackson: 'I'm young and scrappy. I could beat Richard Osman'". The Times . Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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