We’re delighted to be welcoming critically acclaimed and much loved author Jess Kidd to Stockport for the launch of Murder at Gull’s Nest – the first in a sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen!

Jess will be in conversation with Louise Savidge. Light refreshments are included in the ticket price. Event starts at 6:30pm (doors at 6pm).

About the book:

In a house like Gulls Nest, curiosity might prove fatal…

After thirty years in a convent, Nora Breen has thrown off her habit and set her sights on the seaside town of Gore-on-Sea. Her fellow sister Frieda has gone missing and it’s up to Nora to find her.

Nora’s only clue is that Frieda was last seen at Gulls Nest boarding House. So she travels down, takes a room and settles in to watch and listen. Over dubious – and sometimes downright inedible – dinners, Nora gathers evidence about the other lodgers and what they knew about Frieda.

At long last, Nora has found the perfect outlet for her powers of observation and, well, nosiness. When one of the lodgers is found dead, Nora decides she must find the murderer. Not least because she suspects the victim knew Frieda. Could solving this mystery help her to understand what has happened to her friend?

About the Author:

Jess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. She is the author of five novels and has been nominated for many awards including the CWA New Blood Dagger, the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award. Her novels have been chosen for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club and the BBC Between the Covers Book Club.

Louise Savidge is a former teacher with a passion for the ancient world. She enjoys discussing books on her channel LouiseSavidgeMuses and hosts the Women’s Prize Book Club with her son, Simon.