Is ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Based on a Book? Shop the Trilogy on Amazon and Audible

By Angela Tricarico
Published Aug. 1, 2024, 4:09 p.m. ET
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True crime lovers, there’s a new Netflix original out today, August 1, that we think you’ll love.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder stars Wednesday sidekick Emma Myers as Pippa “Pip” Fitz-Amobi. Pip is a teenager who sets her sights on solving a long-forgotten crime in her quaint British town.

For five years, everyone thought popular golden girl Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh, but Pip is convinced it wasn’t Sal at all — and she’s determined to clear his name for a long-term class project.

Is the new show, like so many other things on TV now, based on a book? Keep reading to find out.

Is A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Based on a Book?

Yes! A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is based on the young adult novel by Holly Jackson. The book, released in May 2019, is Jackson’s debut novel.

Later, she released two more novels in the series, Good Girl, Bad Blood and As Good As Dead, and one novella, Kill Joy.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Complete Series Paperback Boxed Set

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Complete Series Paperback Boxed Set
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How to Read the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Trilogy for Free:

If you want to read A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, you can read it for free by taking advantage of Audible’s free trial.

Audible offers a one-month free trial to all new users that includes one credit that can be used on any audiobook on the service, including A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. If you cancel your Audible subscription when the free trial runs out, you’ll still own the book in your Audible app.

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Will There Be A Good Girls Guide to Murder Season 2?

Netflix or the BBC have not announced if A Good Girls Guide to Murder has been renewed for a second season, but there’s more than enough material for one if the show is picked up.

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