Review: A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder

I decided to tackle all three books in one review because this series is one to be devoured one after the other!

We’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s dive into some summaries.

AGGGTM:

Five years ago, Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. Case closed right?

As someone who grew up in the small town where this murder took place, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is not entirely convinced about the official version of events. When she decides to investigate the case for her final year project, she discovers hidden secrets that someone in town is desperate to keep buried.

Good Girl, Bad Blood:

Pip has had amazing success with her true-crime podcast about the murder case she solved, but she has declared her investigating days are behind her. That is until someone she knows goes missing, and his family is desperate for Pip’s help.

Pip uncovers more of her town's dark secrets as she follows this trail... and this time, everyone is listening.

As Good As Dead:

Pip is about to head to university, but she is still haunted by how her last investigation ended. She brushes off most threats left in her podcast comment section, but she can’t help but notice one anonymous person who keeps asking: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?

As the threats escalate, Pip realizes she’s being followed, and worse yet, she finds connections between her stalker and the local serial killer caught six years ago; she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

As a deadly cat-and-mouse game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle, and it’s a race to finally find some answers.

If these summaries aren’t enough to make you start reading this series, I don’t know what to tell you. Within the first few chapters of AGGGTM, I knew I’d found a new all-time favourite, and the rest did not disappoint.

I loved how fast-paced and gripping these books were, but they still felt grounded. Because of Holly Black’s ability to immerse readers into the story, I felt everything Pip felt and was 100% there with her in every scary, sad, intriguing or heartwarming moment. Black’s world-building is worthy of some type of award.

The first book was probably the best because it started it all. The second gave us something new because Pippa was coming to grips with kind of losing her wide-eyed innocence in her investigation. The third connected the storylines from all three books so well, and let me tell you, I’ve never been more nervous reading than in those last few chapters of As Good As Dead!

It's one of the best series I’ve read in a long time.

Rating ***** 5/5