A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series: A Good Girls Guide to Murder #1 Published by Random House Children's Books on January 5, 2021
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Law & Crime, Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Young Adult Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense / General
Pages: 400
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THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES—COMING SOON TO NETFLIX! • This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect.
Everyone in Fairview knows the story.
Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.
But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?
Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.
And don't miss the sequel, Good Girl, Bad Blood!
"The perfect nail-biting mystery." —Natasha Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Review:
A Good Girls Guide to Murder is getting all the hype right now as it has a show on Netflix. I started watching the show before I got to the book, as I signed up for it as part of a traveling book. I have read it all now so I can finish the show. I am not sure I like the show as much as the book, but I am of the opinion the book is always better. I liked how authentic this story felt with the footnotes, the scanned documents, and transcripts of the interviews. You felt like you were part of this investigation. I am unsure how many school districts would have stayed on board as she submitted her progress, but I am all here for the twists. I always appreciate thrillers that keep me guessing until the end, and I have no clue who did what. I am also glad that though there are multiple books in the series, from what I can tell, each book will handle another case in the same town. Guess I see when I get to that. It was an entertaining read, but I am sad it contained an animal death. I am not a fan of those, and they can make me give up a story pretty quickly. I did stick it out after that, though, cause it happened late enough in the story I wanted to know who did it.
About Holly Jackson
Holly Jackson was born in 1992. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a book aged fifteen.
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ is a YA Mystery Thriller and her debut novel. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys binge-playing video games and pointing out grammatical errors in street signs
I got kind of bored watching the show, so I might try reading the book instead. Thanks for the warning about the animal death too, that is always a hard thing to read.