A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Book Series

Discover Holly Jackson's bestselling Young Adult Crime series, now a BBC TV series. Join 17-year-old Pippa Fitz-Amobi as her final project, examining the closed case murder of a schoolgirl, uncovers dark secrets that someone is desperate to keep hidden. 

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Pip insists her investigating days are done... until someone she knows goes missing. If the police won't take it seriously then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way. But will she find the answers before it's too late?

The New York Times No.1 bestselling and multi award-winning YA crime thriller and TikTok sensation that everyone is talking about. Now a major BBC series!

'A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller', GUARDIAN

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?

'Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark, dangerous - my heart literally pounded', LAURA STEVEN, author of bestselling Infinite Fates

Ideal for readers who:

  • Enjoy smart YA crime thrillers with twists and small-town secrets
  • Are curious about a school project that reopens a supposedly solved murder case
  • Would enjoy stories set in a close-knit town where everyone thinks they know the truth
  • Want a read that feels pacey, clue-filled and compulsively readable

The New York Times best-selling, brilliantly crafted crime-thriller sequel to the no.1 debut of 2019, A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER. .A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER ISTHE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 ANDSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020"Nail-biting, taut and pacy.

Jackson [is] a homegrown thriller writer to watch.… - GuardianPip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore.With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing.

Jamie Reynolds has disappeared but the police won't do anything about it.

And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way& and this time EVERYONE is listening.But will she find him before it's too late?Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Eva Dolan, C L Taylor, We Were Liars and RiverdalePraise for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder:'A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller' - Guardian'A fiendishly-plotted mystery that kept me guessing until the very end.' - Laura Purcell, bestselling author of The Silent Companions'There is a lot to really enjoy in this story and there is great energy to the writing, as well as some fine characterization' - Peter James, award-winning and no.1 bestselling crime thriller author of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series'Twisty, compulsive and so, so clever' - Savannah Brown, author of The Truth About Keeping Secrets'That ending!

Pure genius' - Yasmin Rahman, author of All the Things We Never Said'This book was a delight from start to finish. I laughed. I cried. And I very much enjoyed attempting to solve the case with Pip (who I now want to be my best friend). I didn't guess the twist, and I don't think many people will.

Holly Jackson has absolutely killed it with her debut!' - Aisha Busby, author of A Pocketful of Stars and contributor to the award-winning A Change is Gonna Come'Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark, dangerous and intricately plotted - my heart literally pounded. I haven't been this addicted to anything since Serial.

Holly Jackson is the next big thing, I promise' - Laura Stevens, author of The Exact Opposite of Okay'Twisty and compelling' - Fiona Noble, Bookseller

The New York Times and Sunday Times best-selling, finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES!A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020 and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended.

Soon she'll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her . . . and this time it's all about Pip.Pip is used to online death threats, but there's one that catches her eye, someone who keeps asking: who will look for you when you're the one who disappears? And it's not just online. Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives.

The police refuse to act and then Pip finds connections between her stalker and a local serial killer. The killer has been in prison for six years, but Pip suspects that the wrong man is behind bars. As the deadly game plays out, Pip realises that everything in Little Kilton is finally coming full circle.

If Pip doesn't find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears . . .A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying,Eva Dolan, C L Taylor, We Were Liars and Riverdale

Ideal for readers who:

  • Devour young adult crime thrillers, stalker mysteries, and dark psychological suspense.
  • Are gripped by a lethal conflict where a teen investigator must track down her own stalker before she becomes the next victim.
  • Love small-town mysteries with deep-seated secrets, set in a claustrophobic English village facing a dark past.
  • Want an intense, fast-paced reading experience filled with shocking cliffhangers, complex prose, and immense tension.
Find out where it all began for Pip in this prequel novella to the bestselling, award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder,Good Girl, Bad Blood and As Good As Dead. Previously published in 2021 as a World Book Day title.THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS A TIKTOK SENSATION. THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020, A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020Pippa Fitz-Amobi is not in the mood for her friend's murder mystery party. Especially one that involves 1920's fancy dress and pretending that their town, Little Kilton, is an island called Joy. But when the game begins, Pip finds herself drawn into the make-believe world of intrigue, deception and murder.But as Pip plays detective, teasing out the identity of the killer clue-by-clue, the murder of the fictional Reginald Remy isn't the only case on her mind …Warning: Contains mature content, for older readers