Sarah Hornsley, Bad Blood

A night that changed everything…

Essex-based author, Sarah Hornsley, lived for years in Maldon, where her thrilling debut Bad Blood is set. A huge new voice in crime fiction, Sarah will be talking about writing and releasing her tense, compelling and cleverly plotted thriller. Secrets, lies and family ties unspool in this gripping, twisty, thrill-ride of a book.

This event will include an audience Q&A and after the event there will be an opportunity to get your book signed by Sarah.

Part of A Criminally Good Day

This year we are heading to the historic town of Maldon for our Criminally Good Day. Join us for a thrill-packed afternoon featuring three tantalisingly good crime-writers. In partnership with Maldon Books.

This event is kindly supported by the Mayor of Maldon and Maldon Town Council.

Sunday 8th June, 1.00pm
Venue: Maldon Town Hall, Market Hill, Maldon, CM9 4RL
Tickets: £12 per event. £10 concessions (Students, Under 27s and Unwaged). All 3 events for £30 (£26 concessions)
Box Office: essexbookfestival.org.uk or Mercury Theatre 01206 573948

Ticket Deal

Make a day of it! Tickets £12 per event or all 3 events for £30 (Concessions £10 per event or all 3 events for £26).
Discount automatically applied at checkout when tickets for all 3 events are booked:

1.00pm – Sarah Hornsley, Bad Blood
2.45pm – Cara Hunter, Making a Killing
4.30pm – Stig Abell, The Burial Place

Bad Blood by Sarah Hornsley

What would you do if your childhood sweetheart was accused of murder?

Justine Stone left her hometown in Essex eighteen years ago, and she hasn’t looked back since. Married to Noah, with a beautiful house and a high-flying career as a barrister, she rarely thinks about her ex-boyfriend, Jake.

Until she’s given her first murder case, and sees his face staring up at her, charged with a horrific double murder.

The Jake that Justine loved would never have hurt anyone. But as evidence begins to come to light, Justine has to face up to the fact that perhaps she never really knew Jake at all. And as the past begins to merge with the present, Justine’s life that she’s worked so hard to create begins to fall apart.

You can run from your secrets. But they’ll always catch up with you.

Order a copy of Bad Blood by Sarah Hornsley from the Essex Book Festival online bookshop at bookshop.org

Sarah Hornsley

Sarah Hornsley started her career in publishing in 2012 at Orion Books, followed by a short stint in script development before becoming a literary agent in 2015, joining PFD in 2021. She was selected for The Bookseller Rising Star list in 2019. She lives in Essex with her family, and writes alongside working as an agent. Bad Blood is her first novel. Rights have sold in multiple territories and it has been optioned for television.