Holly Jackson

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

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

After attending Dr Challoner's High School, a grammar school for girls in Little Chalfont, 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.

Personal life Jackson married her husband in October 2023. They live together in London with their dog.

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.

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

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

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

American Library Association's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2021) Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2020) Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize (2020) British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book Winner of the Year (2020) Barnes and Noble Best Books of the Year (2020)

The Times reported that Jackson was "Britain's bestselling female crime writer in 2024".