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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1
Published by Delacorte Press on 2/4/20
Genres: Contemporary, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, Young Adult
Pages: 400
Format: Ebook
Source: Reviewer Purchase
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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.

Short and Sweet

Five years ago in the town of Fairview, Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh. The tragedy still haunts the town. Pippa decides that the facts of the case don’t make sense and she wants to reexamine it for her senior capstone project. The more Pip learns the more someone tries to keep her from progressing her detective work.

Characters

Pippa: Pip is the best main character ever! She’s so smart and she took a risk by taking on this project and she did a great job covering all of her bases. Pip is dedicated and I love seeing her thinking process, she was also a good friend and cared deeply for those around her.

Ravi: Ravi is Sal’s younger brother and unfortunately he’s had to deal with the towns wrath for the past five years. He obviously didn’t think his brother committed the crime, but when pip comes around he’s not sure if he really wants to relive everything. Ravi was smart and contributed to Pips case. I felt for Ravi, he had to deal with a lot in the past five years.

Romance

Pippa and Ravi: This was more of a working friendship that developed into something more, but the book was more focused on solving the case but you could tell that these two had feelings for each other. Maybe in the next book this romance will be explored more.

My Thoughts

~ So the theory is that Sal murdered Andie and then he killed himself but Pip is ready to disprove the theory that everyone has been running with for the past five years.

~ I liked seeing the entries of Pip’s capstone project it included her thoughts on the case, interviews, and evidence. It really added something to the book, Pip even made a murder map and a web with all of the suspects.

~ The relationship between Pip and Cara and Naomi was sweet they were basically like sisters, the scenes with them were nice to see it was a break from investigating sometimes.

~ My favorite scene was when Pip and her friends went to the calamity party, she was out of place and it was hilarious.

~ As Pip got closer to finding out the truth she starts receiving threats. I started worrying for her it got more dangerous and she was putting her life on the line.

~ The ending was crazy the twist had me on the edge of my seat and I could not put the book down I just had to finish it!

Overall

I love my mystery books and this one did not disappoint! Pip was so thorough in her investigation and I love how seriously she took everything. The mystery kept me guessing at who the culprit could have been and I was shocked in the end. I’m so excited to read the sequel when it comes out!