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Holly Jackson

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Holly Jackson was born in 1992. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a book aged fifteen.

'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' is a YA Mystery Thriller and her debut novel. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys binge-playing video games and pointing out grammatical errors in street signs. ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 4,183,971 ratings · 482,433 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,850,500 ratings — published 2019 — 117 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 812,843 ratings — published 2020 — 85 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 595,428 ratings — published 2021 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Survive 4.08 avg rating — 295,466 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reappearance of Rachel Price 4.08 avg rating — 237,994 ratings — published 2024 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Quite Dead Yet 3.99 avg rating — 205,531 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill Joy (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #0.5) 3.72 avg rating — 174,984 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood / As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1-3) by Holly Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 7,411 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1-2) by Holly Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 1,332 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrtvá holka, dobrá holka - část první (Návod na vraždu pro hodné holky, #3.1) by Holly Jackson (Goodreads Author), Karolina Medková (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 672 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (3 books)
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“Real men wear floral when trespassing”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

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“Hey Sarge, remember me?”
― Holly Jackson, As Good As Dead

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“The people you love weren’t algebra: to be calculated, subtracted, or held at arm’s length across a decimal point.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

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September 2024 Poll

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Which CRIME, MYSTERY, OR THRILLER would you like to read in September?

Keep It in the Family by John Marrs

46 votes, 28.6%

Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh

30 votes, 18.6%

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

25 votes, 15.5%

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

18 votes, 11.2%

Good Girl, Bad Girl (Cyrus Haven #1) by Michael Robotham

17 votes, 10.6%

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

17 votes, 10.6%

Girls Who Burn by M.K. Pagano

6 votes, 3.7%

Lost: Suspenseful, page-turning mystery with a message of hope. by L. E. Fleury

2 votes, 1.2%

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