March BOTM: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A mysterious murder? Who is the real killer? What would you have done if your close friend was accused of murder? If you are interested in this type of mystery, then A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a good option for you to consider.

This young adult mystery novel is written by British author Holly Jackson, who wrote her first novel at the age of 15. Later, she attended the University of Nottingham and got her degree in literary linguistics and creative writing, then graduated with a master's in English. Her novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was published in 2019 as the first novel of a three-novel series. Since published, the book has received many accolades, including American Library Association's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2021), British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book Winner of the Year (2020), and Barnes and Noble Best Books of the Year (2020).

The book synopsis goes:

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.

If anything happens, it is the truth being displayed!

Cited Sources:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Girl's_Guide_to_Murder

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Jackson