We're thrilled to welcome Holly Jackson to Bristol on Thursday 9th May, in partnership with Crimefest.

We'll be discussing her new young adult crime novel, The Reappearance of Rachel Price and her best-selling series A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, which is soon to come to the BBC. Shot partly in Bristol, including at Redmaids' High School, it seemed only fitting to host this very special event with Holly at the school.

The evening will be hosted by author and journalist, Charlotte Philby.

Date:
Thursday 9th May 2024

Venue: 
Redmaids' High School, Westbury Road, Bristol, BS9 3AW

Time: 
Doors at 18:45. Discussion at 19:30. Finish at 21:00.

Tickets: 
£15 - ticket with book
£10 - ticket only (Over 18s)
£5 - ticket only (Under 18s)

Seats are unreserved so please arrive early to get the best seats.

Your ticket will be emailed to you
Please bring it with you on the night, either on your phone or printed out.

All of Holly's books will be available to buy on the night.

ABOUT THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE
18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness.

Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal.

But then Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again … 

ABOUT HOLLY JACKSON
Holly Jackson is the author of the bestselling series A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, an international sensation with millions of copies sold worldwide which is soon to become a BBC television series filmed partly in Bristol. In 2023 Holly released a standalone novel, Five Survive, became the biggest selling female crime writer in the UK for the year and won 'BookTok Author of the Year' at the 2023 TikTok Book Awards. Her new novel, The Reappearance of Rachel Price, is released on April 2nd.

Holly graduated from the University of Nottingham, where she studied literary linguistics and creative writing, with a master’s degree in English. She enjoys playing video games and watching true-crime documentaries so she can pretend to be a detective. She lives in London.

ABOUT CHARLOTTE PHILBY
Charlotte Philby is the author of four novels, including Edith and Kim, which was a best book of 2022 in The Times, the Sunday Times, New Statesman, Literary Review, and more. Her fifth novel a literary suspense entitled, The End Of Summer, will be published by The Borough Press in June 2024, and Dirty Money, the first in her new crime series for Baskerville will follow in Spring 2025.

Prior to her first book, Charlotte worked as an editor, reporter and columnist at The Independent for eight years, and was shortlisted for the 2013 Cudlipp prize at the Press Awards. She has also worked as a contributing editor at Marie Claire, and written freelance for publications including New Statesman, Tatler, Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Times, ELLE, and Red.

ABOUT CRIMEFEST
CrimeFest is a convention for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics. Running since 2008, it has grown to become one of the biggest crime fiction events in Europe. Drawing top crime novelists, readers, editors, publishers and reviewers from around the world, it gives all delegates the opportunity to celebrate the genre in a friendly, informal and inclusive atmosphere. You can buy tickets to Crimefest at www.crimefest.com