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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (2019) is a popular YA murder mystery with a 17-year-old senior girl (Pip) attempting to uncover the truth about criminality that occurred five years prior in her community. Pip is on this journey because she believes the truth of who is responsible for a murder has yet to be discovered and she is committed to finding the truth. Seniors in her school are required to do a ‘capstone project’. Pip has chosen to do her ‘capstone’ on the crime(s) that occurred in her community five years ago. Jackson has written a fast-paced novel. Full of details and possible suspects. YA mystery appreciators will find a lot to like in this book. It is suspenseful. It is shadowy, bleak, and alarming. These are not happy words because it is about a murder/suicide. Motives are examined. Secrets are uncovered. And, in its True Crime kind of style, the story continues to twist and turn to the last pages. If you are looking for a fast-moving dark mystery, this may be for you.