Good Girl, Bad Blood

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Book 2

By: Holly Jackson

Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Luke Poli, Clare Corbett, Jot Davies, Maryam Grace, Richard Hughes

Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

The New York Times best-selling, brilliantly crafted crime-thriller sequel to the no.1 debut of 2019, A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER.

A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020

“Nail-biting, taut and pacy. Jackson [is] a homegrown thriller writer to watch.… – Guardian

Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore.

With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.

But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared but the police won’t do anything about it. And if they won’t look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town’s dark secrets along the way& and this time EVERYONE is listening.

But will she find him before it’s too late?

Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Eva Dolan, C L Taylor, We Were Liars and Riverdale

'A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller' – Guardian

'A fiendishly-plotted mystery that kept me guessing until the very end.' – Laura Purcell, bestselling author of The Silent Companions

'Twisty, compulsive and so, so clever' – Savannah Brown, author of The Truth About Keeping Secrets

'That ending! Pure genius' - Yasmin Rahman, author of All the Things We Never Said

'This book was a delight from start to finish. I laughed. I cried. And I very much enjoyed attempting to solve the case with Pip (who I now want to be my best friend). I didn't guess the twist, and I don't think many people will. Holly Jackson has absolutely killed it with her debut!' – Aisha Busby, author of A Pocketful of Stars and contributor to the award-winning A Change is Gonna Come

'Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark, dangerous and intricately plotted – my heart literally pounded. I haven't been this addicted to anything since Serial. Holly Jackson is the next big thing, I promise' – Laura Stevens, author of The Exact Opposite of Okay

'Twisty and compelling' – Fiona Noble, Bookseller

©2020 Holly Jackson (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"A fiendishly plotted mystery that kept me guessing until the very end." (Laura Purcell, best-selling author of The Silent Companions)

"A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller." (Guardian)

"There is a lot to really enjoy in this story and great energy to the writing, as well as some fine characterization." (Peter James, best-selling crime thriller author of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series)

Everything was great, also please add accompanying PDF

Everything was great, thanks. I would only kindly suggest to add Accompanying PDF like for the first book in the series in case maps, drawings are mentioned in the audio.

An amazing book, at everything except what it promises

Honestly, I really liked the book, and would have given a 3.5 if I could. I,d say the backstory of the case and Pip's character arc was actually better in this book. The reason for the low score is the mystery part. The backstory being related to an imaginary case that was never foreshadowed made it practically impossible to suspect is the most disappointing part. The identity of Layla was also too sudden. It might even have been better as another genre, but the disappointment from the actual plot makes this one a 3.5 for me.

Loved it!

Obviously going into the story, I knew that it was going to be another mystery. I didn’t know what to expect and what type of mystery it was going to be but I was assuming another unsolved murder. Generally when I start a new series, I only really read the first description of the first book and then go on blind faith that the next books are going to be good and I was not disappointed. The second book in the series was amazing. I really found it so interesting and still having those twisted and turns in there that kept me guessing until the very end. I’m looking forward to reading the book. I found that having the second season of the podcast was really cool and still having those logs and the way the voices changed just really immersed you into the story so well. I was following along in a physical book as well as listening and it was so nice to see in the physical book the logs written out but also great to hear it and bring you that much closer to the characters and the events within the story. I am happy to see how Pip has really grown between book one and book 2 and can’t wait to see how she grows and mature into book 3. I’m also interested to see how her relationship develops between the other characters such as her mum and dad brother and Ravi. All in all really enjoyed it.