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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

By: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: Luke Poli,Kristin Atherton,Clare Corbett,Jot Davies,Maryam Grace
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Summary

The New York Times number one best-selling YA crime thriller that everyone is talking about! 

The Winner of the British Book Award’s Children’s Book of the Year 2020

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2020

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?

Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Gone Girl, We Were Liars and Riverdale

Holly Jackson started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a novel aged 15. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys playing video games and watching true-crime documentaries so she can pretend to be a detective. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is her first novel. You can follow Holly on Twitter and Instagram @HoJay92 

©2021 Holly Jackson (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Read this book!!!

I picked this at random as I had a credit to spend and thought it looked interesting. What a find! I was completely blown away by this, and resented having to stop listening for meals and sleeping. A bit reminiscent of Special Topics in Calamity Physics, but set in England. Brilliant characterization and plotting, I almost guessed who dun it, but didn’t see the twist at the end. I cannot recommend this too highly. Don’t be put off by the YA classification, this is a seriously good book.

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Great twists and turns

I've had this book in my 'to listen' library for a year now. I'm so glad I finally got to it. I'm a secondary school librarian and this is a book I would recommend to any student who loves solving a mystery. I would even say its a good story for grown ups too.
Narration is great and the twist and turns in the story keep you going right till the end.

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Unlike anything i've read before - Brilliant!

This is unlike any book I have ever read/listened to before! Please do not be put off by the YA tag, this is most definitely for adults too.
I found this story to be enthralling and real, with many twists and turns, shocks, sadness and intrigue. I was hooked from the beginning.. Very well read by the narrators too.

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Amazingly gripping

The characters and writing are brilliant and keep you interested and gripped to the end. Also the narrator(s) are brilliant and keep you engaged.

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Not for me

I listen to too much true crime for a YA crime book. So many pitfalls , the fact a teenager gets information out of a drug dealer and suspects connected to a murder is not believable. I’ve heard true crime cases where actually trained detectives can’t get information out of people after 24 hours of interrogation but this young girl gets people to spill their guts. Maybe that’s the fantasy of this book and perhaps at 14 or 15 I would have loved this book. I couldn’t connect with the characters either but again I’m not the age demographic. It was a good story but I couldn’t suspend my disbelief in order to enjoy it.

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Brilliant

This is the best book I have read in a long time.
I am an older person so it is more than just a teenage book, it is an excellent murder mystery.
Now to go and load up the next one in the series!

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Compelling!

I really, really enjoyed this. Binge-listened over a couple of days! 100% recommended, for adults and young adults alike.

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YA Murder

Surprised not to read more reviews commenting on the bad audio - the volume is all over the place - it’s like the woman reading is moving towards and away from the microphone. Some of her voices are really annoying and too childish. Did not expect this to be a YA Novel from the reviews - it’s a bit overwritten with totally unnecessary descriptions, repetition and basic summing up in parts.

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For a teenage audience

Not sure why it's called "A good girl's guide to murder". It's a teenage girl leading a detective investigation. It is very curious how she has access to all those resources and is left to roam free around police material. Full of clichés but I guess that's ok for a teenage audience. At 31 years old I found it very unrealistic and rather predictable. Meh.

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Excellent Murder Mystery

Very well written, well performed Story of murder and teen angst. The main protagonist is slightly precocious but still endearing. A story of many good people that do bad things and bad people that are just bad.
Not just for “young adults” either. Recommend to older readers too

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