A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, #1)

by Holly Jackson

The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller that everyone is talking about. Now a major BBC series!

‘A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller', Guardian

The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.

But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth … ?

Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Gone Girl, We Were Liars and Riverdale

Holly Jackson started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a novel aged fifteen. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys playing video games and watching true crime documentaries so she can pretend to be a detective. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is her first novel. You can follow Holly on Twitter and Instagram @HoJay92

Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on

5 of 5 stars

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Star Rating: —> 5 Stars

I have been so hooked on certain genres lately that I have neglected a long time favorite of mine, starting with Agatha Christie, Mary Higgins Clark, Jennifer Crusie, etc....
the good ol’ whodunnit murder mystery.

This was
(*claps as she says each syllable*...)
FAN- *clap*
TAS- *clap*
TIC! *clap*

SO EFFING GOOD!!!!

There were a couple things that bothered me, but nothing enough to take anything away from my 5 star rating. Pip was fantastic and just... the whole book felt like I was on the teacups ride at disney with someone spinning WAY too fast, slowing down a bit, then as fast as possible, (rinse and repeat a few times) and then the ride stopping and manually un-twisting me slowly as the ending was laid out right in front of my eyes.

Side note: i’m silently swooning over Ravi over here

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  • 7 February, 2020: Reviewed