Holly Jackson Explained

Holly Jackson
Alma Mater:University of Nottingham
Notableworks:A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Occupation:Novelist
Birth Place:Buckingham, England
Birth Date:6 December 1992

Holly Jackson (born 1992)[1] is a British author of mystery novels. She is best known for her A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series.

Personal life

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

Later, 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]

Literary career

Jackson's debut novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was published in 2019, and it received the following accolades:

Jackson 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 YA Book Prize in 2021.[7]

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.[8]

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

Bibliography

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder trilogy

  1. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2019)
  2. Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020)
  3. As Good As Dead (2021)
  4. Kill Joy (2021, novella, prequel to the series)

Standalone novels

  1. Five Survive (2022)
  2. The Reappearance of Rachel Price (2024)

References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-21. Holly Jackson. 2021-09-15. Book Series in Order.
  2. Web site: Holly Jackson. 2021-09-15. Penguin Random House. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2021-01-04. 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. 2021-09-15. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en.
  4. Web site: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1). 2021-09-15. Goodreads.
  5. Web site: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Book 1 (Paperback). September 14, 2021. Waterstone's.
  6. Web site: The Best Books of 2020. 2021-09-15. Barnes & Noble. en.
  7. Web site: Good Girl, Bad Blood - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Book 2 (Paperback). September 14, 2021. Waterstone's.
  8. Web site: Jones . Iyana . Just Announced: 'Five Survive' by Holly Jackson . 2023-01-10 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.