Start with the main mystery
Begin with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, then read the trilogy in order.
Book Series · 3 Books
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Books
In order from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder to As Good as Dead.
Student investigator Pip Fitz-Amobi reopens a hometown murder case for a school project and finds that asking the right questions can endanger her, her friends, and everyone hiding a secret.
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Reading order
How to Read A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Read the three numbered novels in order. Kill Joy is a short prequel mystery set before book one; it can be read first, but readers who already know Pip often get more from it after A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
Sources: Penguin Random House official series inventory, Official Kill Joy page.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
These are dark young-adult mysteries involving murder, suicide, kidnapping, stalking, threats, drug use and dealing, sexual assault allegations, racism, grief, and trauma. Later books become more psychologically intense and place Pip in direct danger. The series is clever and propulsive, but it is not a gentle puzzle mystery.
Where to start
Where Should My Reader Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2019
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
A closed murder case reopens, revealing dark secrets and danger.
389 pages· 91,912 words· Est. 8.5 hour read
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Summary: Pip, a high school senior, reopens a closed murder case for her final project, questioning the guilt of Sal Singh, who allegedly killed Andie Bell. As she uncovers hidden truths, Pip realizes someone wants the past to stay buried. With her own safety at risk, can she prove Sal's innocence before it's too late? Dive into a gripping mystery where the past and present collide, and nothing is as it seems.
In reading order
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series
3 books · Published 2019–2021
#1
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$1398
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2019
A closed murder case reopens, revealing dark secrets and danger.
#2
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$1049
Good Girl, Bad Blood
Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2020
A missing person, a town's secrets, and a race against time. Can Pip solve the mystery before it's too late?
#3
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$1248
As Good as Dead
Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2021
A podcaster faces real-life danger as threats escalate and a serial killer's case resurfaces.
Prequel Novella
Kill Joy
1 book · Published 2021
A shorter party-game mystery set before the trilogy; optional, and readable before or after book one.
Kill Joy
Chapter Book · 2021
A murder mystery party turns real as Pip uncovers hidden truths in a game of deception.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series?
There are 3 books in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. It began with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder in 2019, and the newest book, As Good as Dead, was published in 2021.
What order should you read the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder books in?
Start with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #3.
What ages are the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder books best for?
The series is best for ages 14–18, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
Which A Good Girl's Guide to Murder book is the longest?
As Good as Dead (Book #3) is the longest book in the series at 132,546 words (480 pages).
Which A Good Girl's Guide to Murder book is the shortest?
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Book #1) is the shortest at 91,912 words (389 pages).
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