A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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ISBN: 9781405293181
Description
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?
Reviewed on 15th March 2025
I’ve been contemplating reading this novel for years, and having watched the TV series decided that now was the time. So my reading is somewhat coloured by the acting and the way the characters were portrayed on screen.
It’s a well structured story with a likeable main character that kept me engaged as an older reader. There’s pace is fast, and there’s a lot of investigations packed in chapter by chapter.
It’s very noticeable where the TV adaptation made changes, and yet also feels incredibly familiar the rest of the time. And you can see why the TV changes work to make for something more visual, although in one case it seems like a whole plot thread was added to extend the length without adding too much more.
I’m glad I read it, but also glad I watched the series first. It made for a quite relaxing piece of escapism already knowing where things were going, which is nice in a book.