Pippa Fitz-Amobi is going to solve a murder. A murder that was supposedly put to rest five years ago, but Pippa has her doubts. Andie Bell disappeared one eventful night half a decade ago, and her boyfriend Sal Singh took the fall with his own life ending in suicide. Now the Singhs are social pariahs and the town has generally moved on, although no one is about to let the Singhs forget that their son killed the town's golden girl.
But Pippa has her doubts. The murder/suicide just doesn't make sense to her, and she never remembered Sal to be a bad person. Plus, Andie's body has never been found. So if not Sal, whodunnit? That's what Pippa is determined to find out. She sets out to investigate Andie's disappearance for her Senior Capstone Project, and what she uncovers will shake her secretive small town to its core.
Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a taut thriller with an intricately plotted storyline that will keep you guessing until the end. Reminiscent of the wildly popular podcast Serial, this novel takes you on an investigative hunt to track down a murderer, led by the intelligent and inquistive Pippa Fitz-Amobi, a sleuth who could even give Riverdale's resident detective Betty Cooper a run for her money. Fans of Serial, as well as Riverdale, will be delighted by the quality and depth of this novel, which has all the makings of a true-to-life murder mystery.
I highly recommend the audiobook version of this book, narrated by a full cast of characters. The production on this audiobook is extremely well-done, especially when Pippa is conducting interviews. Complete with tape recorder & telephone sound effects, it feels as if you are listening to a real interrogation between two people. The voice actors read with inflection and emotion, making for an enjoyable and captivating listening experience.
If you have read and enjoyed Courtney Summers' Sadie or Karen M. McManus' One of Us is Lying, check out A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson!
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Rating: ***** Stars (I loved it) Reviewer: Brooke, Public Relations Librarian
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GENRE: Thrillers & Suspense
SUBJECT: Murder Investigation; School Projects; Secrets; Small Town Life; Small Towns; Teenage Girl Murder Victims; Teenage Girls
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