Nicki Thornton Author

Nicki Thornton’s crime fiction debut Little Bookshop of Murders is a twisty murder mystery set around the world of bookselling and is the first in a series inspired by Nicki’s twenty years in the book trade. Who Shot Jackson Brodie? followed and the third, The Game is Murder, is due early 2027.

The adult debut follows Nicki’s bestselling crime fiction fantasy thrillers for children. The Last Chance Hotel won the Times Children’s Fiction Prize and was nominated for awards including the Carnegie Medal, the CrimeFest Best Crime Novel for Children and Specsavers National Book Award, and for the Prix Elbakin.Net for fantasy writing in France.

She has been described by Waterstones as ‘one of the most original children’s writers around’. Her books have been translated into more than 15 languages.

Nicki’s a lifelong reader, with a particular love of crime fiction and many years running a bookshop made her decide a bookshop is the perfect place to set a murder mystery series.

Nicki remains a huge supporter of anything that promotes reading for pleasure. She also reads way too much and you can find out what she’s reading and share the ups and downs of her writing life in her newsletter.

Nicki speaks regularly in bookshops, literary festivals, libraries and schools, about her own writing and her love of mystery writing in general.