A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson follows a high school senior, Pippa, as she tries to solve a mystery that happened in her town years ago. Five years prior, a girl from Pippa’s school went missing and presumed dead. Her boyfriend, who was one of the suspects in the murder case, was found soon after overdosed on sleeping pills with a plastic bag over his head and her blood under his nails. The police deemed this enough proof that he was the murderer and closed the case. Something doesn’t add up to Pippa though and she is determined to prove the boy’s innocence since the family has become the town pariah and she knew the boy through a friend’s sister. As Pippa digs deeper, someone really doesn’t want her to keep going and starts sending anonymous threats. Will Pippa back down or will she solve this cold case?
I really loved this book and had so much fun trying to solve the murder with Pippa. This fast-paced novel is consistently enthralling and perfect if you need to get out of a reading slump or even if you’re just looking for a quick read. Fans of One of Us is Lying and The Inheritance Games will definitely love this book as the style of the book and complexity of the language and mysteries are all very similar, but different enough that it’s not like reading the same book multiple times. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has an extraordinarily well thought out plot along with genuine emotional connections and engrossing drama. Overall, I give this book a rating of 10/10 and recommend it to all readers 13 and up who enjoy mysteries.
Review written by Ada, Grade 10