Hamptons Whodunit

This isn’t just a festival. It’s a full on investigation. Bestselling mystery and thriller authors. Cold cases unpacked. Real true crime and forensic experts. Interactive murder mystery games set inside historic venues. Panels that go deeper than the headlines. 📆April 16–19, 2026 East Hampton Village, NY If crime stories are your comfort zone and thrillers are your love language - you’ve found your people. This is your sign to secure your ticket. Link in bio 🔎 #HamptonsWhodunit2026 #TrueCrime #thrillerbooks #truecrimecommunity

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Some random moments from the 4th annual @hamptonswhodunit - another spectacular weekend where mystery and true crime mavens gather in East Hampton Village. A ton of work, fascinating people and a historic village - bursting with springtime purple! Thanks to all @carriedoylek @jackiedunphyrealestate Lisa Larsen @ltaylor413 @crimebythebook Dylan Bruno @east27creative and everyone on the team plus @sheryl_mac_mccollum @joeskullguy @butcher.barbara @katewhite_author @scharksdigitalmedia @bruce.hager.313 @launger @josephgiacalone #twoweeksago #easthamptonvillage #hamptonswhodunit #bookfestival #truecrime

Some news from myself and the Hamptons Whodunit team: After four years serving as Fiction & Marketing Director for Hamptons Whodunit, I am stepping away from my role. This was an incredibly bittersweet decision to make. If you know me, you know how much I love this festival! I have been so fortunate to be involved in Hamptons Whodunit from the beginning, and it’s been a dream come true to be able to plan this festival’s fiction programming and help celebrate so many amazing thriller writers through this very special event. One of the great joys of my life is bringing people together to celebrate the crime fiction genre, and I have truly loved my time in this role. To every author, festival team member, volunteer, bookseller, bookstagrammer, and attendee who has been a part of Hamptons Whodunit over the years, please know how sincerely grateful I am to have had the chance to work with you. It’s time for me to step away, but I am so truly grateful for this experience! Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the crime fiction community in this capacity. It’s been an honor! // From Team Hamptons Whodunit: Hamptons Whodunit has been fortunate to have Abby Dunn as our Director of Fiction and Marketing since our founding four years ago. Abby has been instrumental in creating and managing our widely revered fiction program, bringing bestselling authors from around the world to participate in our festival. In addition to moderating our panels, she was responsible for creating our extremely popular Trivia Night and Murder Mystery Game, which allowed us to achieve our goal of executing an intimate and fun weekend for talent and attendees. Additionally, Abby crafted our social media campaigns and extended our reach to all corners of the globe. Although she is now stepping away to pursue different opportunities, we are grateful for her hard work and will always consider Abby part of the Hamptons Whodunit family. We wish her the best in her future endeavors. // 🖤

✨Behind every great mystery is an even greater team. Hamptons Whodunit doesn’t happen by accident—it takes vision, planning, late nights, a hundred moving pieces, and a whole lot of incredible people making it all come to life. To our founders, co-founders, honorary chair, assistants, volunteers, and everyone working behind the scenes—thank you. You’re the reason the panels run, the guests arrive, the events happen, and the magic feels effortless (even when we know it definitely isn’t). This weekend was unforgettable because of you! 💜 📸by @east27creative #Whodunit2026 #HamptonsWhodunit #truecrime #thrillerbooks #bookfestival

☕📚 Coffee, conversation, and a few great mysteries. Last Sunday’s @hamptonswhodunit @bookhampton Coffee Meet-and-Greet brought together readers, authors, and true crime experts for one of the most personal moments of the weekend. Guests had the chance to chat with featured fiction and true crime authors, get books signed, discover new reads, and of course - grab a coffee while doing it. A relaxed morning filled with great stories, great people, and the kind of conversations that make Hamptons Whodunit so special. Exactly how Sundays should be. #Whodunit2026 #HamptonsWhodunit #BookHampton #bookfestival #truecrime

Take us back to last week 🥹💜 this time last Friday we were kicking off a day of amazing author panels and true crime talks at our fourth annual Hamptons Whodunit festival… we miss it already!!! We were honored to welcome dozens of bestselling crime fiction and true crime experts to Hamptons Whodunit 2026, along with SO many amazing readers whose love for the world of books brought our festival to life. We already can’t wait for next time! Until then, we’d love to know: what were some of your favorite Hamptons Whodunit 2026 memories?💜 📸: @east27creative #HamptonsWhodunit #bookfestival #thrillerbooks #truecrime

💜 Well… that was a good time. To everyone who came out for Hamptons Whodunit—thank you for showing up, leaning in, asking questions, and fully embracing a weekend of crime, thrillers, and a little bit of chaos. You filled the rooms, packed the panels, and proved that discussing murder over coffee is, in fact, a totally normal social activity. To our authors, experts, and the crowd that made it all feel electric—we couldn’t have asked for better company. Same time next year? 📍 Hamptons Whodunit 📸 by @east27creative #Whodunit2026 #HamptonsWhodunit #truecrime #thrillerbooks #bookfestival

🔎 Day 3—and that’s a wrap. What a weekend. From unforgettable panels and real conversations to the moments in between. Thank you to everyone who showed up, took part, and made Hamptons Whodunit what it was. To the authors, experts, and our incredible audience - this doesn’t happen without you! See you in 2027! 📍 Hamptons Whodunit #Whodunit2026 #HamptonsWhodunit #truecrime #thrillerbooks #bookfestival

🔎 Day 2 at Hamptons Whodunit came in full force. Packed panels, sharp true crime conversations, and hands-on village experiences kept things moving from morning to night. The energy didn’t let up. The crowd didn’t either. One day left. 📍 Hamptons Whodunit 📅 April 16–19, 2026 📸 by @east27creative #Whodunit2026 #HamptonsWhodunit #truecrime #thrillerbooks #bookfestival