A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Coming to Netflix soon!

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.

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Book club questions for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

Setting is an important part of any story. Why do you think Holly Jackson chose a small town for the setting of this book? How, if at all, would the story be different if it happened in a major city?

Reputations and personal biases play a huge part in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. How and why would the story be different if Andie and Sal had had different reputations?

Do you consider Pip relatable? Why or why not? How does your answer effect your feelings about the story?

Why is Pip the right person to follow in this book? How would the story differ if it followed Ravi instead?

Is it significant that the characters in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder are teens rather than adults? How would the story change if its protagonists were older? Similarly, is it significant that the book is categorized as YA? How might the read be affected if this were categorized as an adult novel?

When do you think Pip changes from a student who doesn’t actually want to solve the case to a sleuth hoping to find the real murderer?

There were many potential suspects and motives for murdering Andie. Before you knew the truth, who did you think was the culprit, and why? Which suspect surprised you the most?

Andie uses several modern detective techniques during her investigation, including searching Facebook and finding a person’s secret Facebook account. Do you think Andie could have still solved the case if she’d had to do without modern technology?

What are some of the most effective ways that Pip keeps track of her progress with the case? Which were least effective?

What would you have done differently from Pip?

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