A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is a young-adult, mystery, thriller novel by Holly Jackson. It is the first book in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series, followed by Good Girl, Bad Blood, then As Good As Dead. It was published on May 2nd 2019 (paperback) and February 4th 2020 (hardcover).

Synopsis
''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 murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final year 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?'' (Paperback version)

For readers of Kara Thomas and Karen McManus, an addictive, twisty crime thriller with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about a closed local murder case that doesn't add up, and a girl who's determined to find the real killer--but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.

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.''

This is the story of an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. (Hardcover edition)

Characters

 * Pippa Fitz-Amobi


 * Andie Bell (Andrea Bell)
 * Sal Singh (Salil Singh)
 * Ravi Singh
 * Angela Johnson
 * Mrs Morgan
 * Jason Bell
 * Dawn Bell
 * Becca Bell
 * Joshua Amobi
 * Victor Amobi
 * Barney
 * Naomi Ward
 * Chloe Burch
 * Emma Hutton
 * Richard Hawkins
 * Jake Lawrence
 * Millie Simpson
 * Max Hastings
 * Mohan Singh
 * Elliot Ward
 * Cara Ward
 * Lauren (Loz)
 * Stanley Forbes
 * Ant
 * Zach Chen
 * Connor Reynolds
 * Leanne Amobi
 * Nat Da Silva

Trivia

 * The US version of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is set in Fairview, Connecticut, whereas the UK/global version is set in Little Kilton, Buckinghamshire.