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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Written by: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: Bailey Carr,Marisa Calin,Michael Crouch,Gopal Divan,Robert Fass,Kevin R. Free,Sean Patrick Hopkins,Carol Monda,Patricia Santomasso,Shezi Sardar,Amanda Thickpenny,Various
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Publisher's Summary

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award nominee

Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award winner

THE MUST-HEAR MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES • Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect.

Everyone in Fairview knows the story.

Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.

And don't miss the sequel, Good Girl, Bad Blood!

"The perfect nail-biting mystery."—Natasha Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author

©2019 Holly Jackson (P)2020 Listening Library

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AHHHH

This book was fantastic. I started listening to it and the next day it was over! I was so enthralled from the very beginning and it kept me hooked the whole way through. 10/10 recommend.

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  • RLL
  • 2023-09-13

Skip it

I do not know why this book has such high reviews, unless it’s predominantly young readers. Overall it’s a very juvenile read, the ending did not fit and there were so many unexplained story lines. It’s a skip.

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AMAZING

My daughter and I had a very long road trip and this was the best entertainment. We were so into the book our stops were filled with a who did it questions. With twists and turns of this wonderful book we fully recommend. We plan to listen to other books by this author on our future journeys.

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Engaging but ultimately disappointing

The story was engaging for the most part, but the ending was a bit much and left a lot of loose ends.

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Great YA

Great book with lots of twists. Excited to read a book alongside my team daughter.

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Really good book!

I loved this book!
It kept me interested until the end, and the characters are good.

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Meh

Not sure why this book had so many good reviews.. it was ok. Pretty predictable and kind of a bumpy story line… More of a juvenile read…

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Decent, engaging story

The story was good enough, i just couldn’t get myself to like the narrator. I have heard several Third person limited style books but this one was kinda disappointing. The narrator kept blurring the lines between narration and the actual protagonist. Sometimes the narration itself was too emotive when it should have been separate from the main character. Just IMO. I am now moving on to the next part, but i hope it isn’t the same!

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Amazing story !!

This book had so many twists and turns ,it pulled me into the story. Along for the thrilling ride of mystery and suspense. I loved it !

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Disappointing given the rave reviews

Maybe my near obsessive relationship with true crime is to blame, but I found this story to be ridiculous and childish. As a rule, I suppose I set myself up for disappointment and I shouldn't choose crime fiction because we are always led down the path the author wants us to go, feeding us fake leads and then of course there's a reveal that we never could have foreseen because we were never made aware of it. There's also the fact that the local police didn't think there was a crime here that makes the whole setup so stupid from the start - elastic band around the bag?? Please. Anyway, for those who like this kind of thing, I guess it's great - but I can only judge as someone who wanted something a bit deeper.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2020-04-01

Overwrought, even for YA

Ugh, by some act of masochism I got through this whole book. Every now and then I will read or listen to a YA novel, and I always consider the audience and cut the author some slack accordingly. But this novel, contrary to the glowing reviews, is terribly overwrought even for a YA story. The lead narrator is equally cloying, as she repeatedly overdramatizes with too much vocal emotion and intonation, not sounding like a real person, and making the story feel like sappy melodrama. I wrote this review in an effort to put a tiny dent in the high average rating for this book, as I believe that rating is misleadingly inflated.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2020-02-21

A murder mystery that you can’t put down

This is a great murder mystery story. Although the protagonist is a teenage girl, this isn’t typical YA fiction; anyone who enjoys a good mystery, filled with twists and compelling characters, will enjoy the book.

The sound effects and other voice actors add a level of realism that you can’t get from just reading a book. Along with the main narrator, who is one of the best I’ve heard, all the sound effects and voice actors make the story much more real and present in your mind.

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  • 2020-04-22

Soooo Long

If you like listening to a blow by blow investigation with mostly talking and little action, then you won’t mind it. I found it tedious.

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  • Jackie Phipps
  • 2020-02-07

Jaw Dropping

Intense story line that quite literally made my jaw drop open! i had to read this for book club and OMG am i going to recommend this book to everyone i know! As far as Audible i thoroughly enjoyed the way it was read and by sooo many different people! Well done by all!

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  • Roberto Almanzar
  • 2020-02-18

It's a book produced like a movie

The story is really good. The writer knew how to throw the reader off. In a way that had me guessing until the end. That is all I have to say without giving away too much of the story. Now this audio was fun to listen to. It made it fun. It's a whole cast. Wow I would like to say more but I don't want to give anything away. My dad got me this audio so review by Anais ;)

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  • AmandaJo
  • 2020-03-04

Amazing!

I was so addicted to this book. I literally could not put it down or stop listening!

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  • Dru Rodriguez
  • 2020-09-27

Listened to this in one Sitting

It was rough in the beginning, I had this book for several months now and everytime I started the novel the first 10 minutes of the audiobook was hard to get into, I think it might have been how the beginning was written, but one day while I was at work (today 9/26/20) I clicked listen to audio book and since I was at work wearing my mask to cover my earphones and phone in my pocket it left me with no choice, but to listen without pausing and its a good thing I did because man oh man this book is really good.
I loved all the extra bits and nobs that this book had to offer. it left me questioning all the way to the end. and the ending threw me for a loop. I was able to predict one aspect of the story line but not the others and I love that I wasn't able to guess the ending. like I said on Twitter, I've been on a reading slump since 2009 and I haven't finished one book in one sitting for so long. The fact that a 400 page novel was able to do that is impressive. and I am also taking the time to write a review let that sink in.
What kept me going was the fact that this novel felt like a crime junkie podcast and I enjoy listening to their podcast. so I kept listening to this audiobook. I also like that the main character Pip, likes listening to murder mystery podcasts.
in conclusion, I highly recomend listening to this audiobook. if u like crime junkies you would enjoy this novel.

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  • Rebecca
  • 2020-08-11

Verrrrrry Veronica Mars.

The story was interesting, the narration was great. This would be a good TV show, as the lead Pippa is spunky and strong and brave. The only issue I had with it is probably one that doesn’t exist when one reads the text itself rather than listening to it. There were so many characters, especially male characters, that it was difficult to keep up with who was who.

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  • BookDragonGirl
  • 2020-12-23

I highly recommend this Mystery Romance!!

WOW!!! I guess I didn’t expect this to be so good!! It was excellent!! I love a good Mystery Romance and Young Adult too!! Every time I thought I had things figured out (to some degree) there was a major twist that threw things off!! And Pip was a GREAT MC!!! You have got to read this one!!!

Also the Audible version has a full cast and was really really AWESOME!!!

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  • Lisa
  • 2020-07-04

Tedious and Wordy

I'm all about details in a story but this was way too much! Too wordy. The descriptions went overboard to the point I started skipping parts. I had to increase the speed just to finish this. I'm returning this book.

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