Book Review - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Title: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder # 1
Author: Holly Jackson
 
Description: The case is closed. Fiver 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 murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn’t sure. When she chooses the case as a topic for her final year 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?
 
Review: Everyone in Little Kilton knows the story: the beautiful and popular graduate student Andie bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh, after which he committed suicide.
 
Even five years later, Pippa Fitz-Amobi still sees the impact the case has on the town. Pip has always wondered exactly what happened. When she chooses the case as her topic for her final school project, secrets soon surface that someone would have preferred to keep hidden. It seems like that person is working against Pip and she starts to believe more and more that she was right about the fact that Sal didn’t kill Andie.
 
The book starts out like most: a introduction to the characters, the situation is outlined, you learn about the case of Andie Bell and Sal Singh. It’s a nice build-up. The film alternates in ways to get you invested in the story and investigation. Besides the normal storyline, we get to see journal entries for Pip’s log, where she writes down her thoughts on the matter, what she has found out, who she suspects to know more about the case. There are also transcripts of interviews she has with people about Andie and Sal. We also gets some text messages, e-mails and copies of documents. I really loved this format, it kept the story even more interesting and shed a light on the case in many different ways. And it was enjoyable to be a part of Pip’s thoughts.
 
The book has well-developed characters. They all feel very real and believable. The story itself is suspenseful and has many layers of mystery. The many plot twists make for an even better reading experience. And overall “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” is a very creative mystery thriller.  It’s the first in a series (and a debut novel as well, which is amazing) and I most definitely will continue in this series.
 
Rating: 5/ 5