A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
2020; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 73; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2020.0104
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Crime Patterns and Interventions
ResumoReviewed by: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Kate Quealy-Gainer Jackson, Holly DA Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Delacorte, 2020 [400p] Library ed. ISBN 978-1-9848-9637-7 $20.99 Trade ed. ISBN 978-1-9848-9636-0 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-1-9848-9638-4 $10.99 Reviewed from galleys Ad Gr. 7-10 For her senior capstone project, aspiring investigative journalist Pippa Fitz-Amobi examines the event that has haunted her town for the last five years: the murder of golden girl Andie Belle by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, and his subsequent suicide. Pippa doesn’t believe Sal was guilty, and one of the first steps in clearing his name is to contact his younger brother, Ravi, who is not only willing to talk to her but wants to join her investigation. Together, the pair go down a rabbit hole of clues, tracking down Andie and Sal’s old friends, digging up old or unknown evidence, and eventually coming up with theories that put some of the best people they know at the center of the crime. There’s little character development in this British import, with Pippa and Ravi decidedly the good guys, and everyone else clearly demarcated by the singular trait that puts them on the suspect list; the racism that may have motivated the town’s quick assumption of Sal’s guilt is only glancingly dealt with. This isn’t really about nuance as much it is about the fun of following Pippa through interviews, transcripts, crime reports, and aha moments until she finally gets her man (and woman) in a resolution that it not quite believable but entertainingly titillating. The legions of fans of true crime podcasts may therefore flock to this one, and they’re unlikely to be disappointed. Copyright © 2020 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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