BOOKSHOP SERIES
They Say a Girl Died Here
Sarah Pinborough
in conversation with Caz Tricks
Wednesday 2 September 2026, 7.00 - 8.00pm
Waterstones, Unit 72, Midsummer Place
Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3GA
Tickets: £6 (ticket only) / £25 (book plus ticket)
‘Pinborough has excelled herself – it’s truly brilliant. That rare combination of lyrical prose with compulsive storytelling, it’s got a dark, creepy, atmospheric beauty to it that only Sarah could have written. The only author who compares to Stephen King, and I don’t say that lightly. Genius work’ - HARRIET TYCE
International bestseller Sarah Pinborough is back with a murder mystery unlike any other – a psychological thriller full of secrets and suspense. Join her in conversation with Caz Tricks to discover why They Say a Girl Died Here.
Anna Maybourne dropped out of university to move to the farming town of Harper's Creek with her mother, sister and grandmother. They don't talk about why.
They hoped being back home might help Grandma's dementia – but it only descends deeper - while Anna becomes obsessed with the murder of two local girls, exactly three years apart. The case was closed, but as the next three-year anniversary looms – and the town suffers a drought – people pray, people worry, and people wait.
But Anna believes that the killer is watching and that Grandma somehow knows more than she should. They say both are, in their own ways, mad. Because when Grandma speaks, only Anna understands that instead of being over, the mystery seems like it's starting again...
About Sarah Pinborough
Sarah Pinborough is an award-winning and New York Times, Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author and screenwriter who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash-hit Netflix limited series; Dead to Her, in development with Topic Studios; The Death House, which she's adapting herself for Compelling Pictures; and Insomnia, which she adapted for Left Bank Pictures and was a Paramount+ series starring Vicky McClure.
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About Caz Tricks
Caz Tricks is a cultural polymath: Artistic Director of Stony Stratford Theatre Society, recipient of the 2023 Mayor’s Award for Contribution to the Arts in MK, presenter for Stony Radio, singer, actor, theatre director, events promoter, festival compere and occasional performance poet… if there’s a cultural pie with ten miles of Stony Stratford, Caz has at least one finger in it.
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