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 … ?

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Book 1)

by Holly Jackson

My review

This book is my first ever Buddy Read with a group of Bookstagram friends and, although I failed spectacularly at reading it within the time frame, I have absolutely loved it! I totally get the hype!

Pip is an awesome character. I liked her immediately. We meet her five years on from the murder of fellow schoolgirl, Andie Bell. The whole town is convinced Andie’s boyfriend, Sal, was responsible for her death but Pip isn’t, and she’s determined to prove his innocence. She makes her investigation the subject of her EPQ. I love this! I love that an EPQ can be pretty much anything you want it to be. My daughter’s was on serial killers in the media and a friend of mine wrote and self-published a book for hers.

Anyway, Pip’s enthusiasm is infectious. I really, really wanted her to be right. Partially for the sake of her sanity. Also, for Ravi (Sal’s brother) and his parents. I can’t even imagine losing my son let alone in such horrific circumstances.

Little did Pip know of the danger she was putting herself and her family in by persisting with her project though. (Chapter 35 is particularly heartbreaking.)

This book is such a rollercoaster of emotions, and it is so full twists and turns I had no idea what I thought for the most part, but I was totally invested. It left me gobsmacked on more than one occasion.

I can’t recommend it highly enough and I’m looking forward to reading the next two books in the trilogy.