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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Review by Mrs. O'Dell

Jackson’s debut novel, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, had me fully engaged, turning pages faster than I thought I could.  This is a clear favorite in my last dozen books or so. 

What started as Pip’s Senior Capstone Project, “Working title: ‘Research into the 2014 Missing Persons Investigation of Andie Bell in Fairview, CT’” (Jackson 1) quickly turned into a run-for-your-life freaky adventure.  She digs up evidence in a closed case murder in her hometown, finding and piecing together clue after clue.  Pip doesn’t tell anyone that she keeps getting threatening notes in her locker and texts from an anonymous number, urging her to stop digging into the past.  And when someone takes her dog as ransom, she almost gives in.  The ending will have you sweating for Pip and the rest of the victims involved. 

This book has a One of Us is Lying/Two Can Keep a Secret feel.  

Five stars!  Two thumbs up!  Must read! 

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