Reviews by Tag: murder mystery

Teen Review
As Good as Dead by Holy Jackson

As Good As Dead

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Likhita
Feb 20, 2023

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson is the third book in the series. The book starts out with Pip
in a very bad place. She still has trauma from Stanley's death in the second book. We find out
that she’s secretly buying sleeping pills from Luke, the drug dealer from the last two books. Pip
is about to head to college but a person keeps threatening her. The threats keep getting worse
and Pip finds out someone is stalking her. She finds out that her stalker and a local serial killer

Teen Review
Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Good Girl, Bad Blood

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Likhita
Feb 20, 2023

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson is the second book in the series. Pip keeps telling
herself that she’s done investigating crimes until someone she knows goes missing. The police
aren’t going to get involved in this so Pip has to try and uncover this mystery. As she searches
for the missing person, she starts to uncover more secrets hidden in her small town.

Teen Review
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Lying

By Karen M. McManus
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Likhita A.
Feb 10, 2023

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus is a mystery thriller book. 5 classmates at Bayview
High walk into detention. Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, Cooper, and Simon. Only 4 come out alive. By
the end of detention, Simon is dead. The five students in the classroom don’t know what
happened, all they know is Simon drank a glass of water then fainted. The investigators say
Simon’s death wasn’t an accident. A little background on Simon: He wasn’t the best person,

Teen Review
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

A Caribbean Mystery

By Agatha Christie
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Abigail M.
Feb 6, 2023

A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie is a murder mystery novel. When Raymond
West gifts his favorite aunt, Miss Marple, a vacation in the Caribbean, she encounters a man with
a fascinating story. He apparently has met a murderer and has photograph evidence.
Unfortunately, Miss Marple never gets to see it because the very next morning she finds him...
dead. She has to figure out who it is the major saw and what connection he has to his murder. So
much for that vacation.

Teen Review
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Likhita A.
Feb 6, 2023

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is the first book in the series. The case was
closed 5 years ago and everyone knew who the murder was and what happened. Sal Singh
murdered Andie Bell and then killed himself. If Pippa Fitz-Amobi knew Sal at all, she would
know he would never have done such a thing. She chooses to “re-solve” the murder for a school
project. As she finds more clues, she finds out that Sal wasn’t the murderer at all. Instead, the

Teen Review
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 6, 2023

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder takes place in Fairview, Connecticut where Pippa
chooses to investigate a closed-case murder in her hometown for her senior
capstone project. Pippa has a suspicion that the believed murderer of Andie Bell, Sal
Singh is innocent. Despite the overwhelming majority of the town believing that
Andie’s boyfriend murdered her and then committed suicide, she continues her
investigation along with Sal Singh’s younger brother Ravi. After interviewing people

Teen Review
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

By Agatha Christie
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Abigail M.
Jan 26, 2023

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie is a mystery novel. Set in the English
countryside, the case of Emily Inglethorp, the wealthy mistress of Styles Court, is a peculiar one.
At a party with friends and family, Mrs. Inglethorp is found in her bedroom poisoned. The list of
suspects is extensive, but fortunately, it includes the famous Belgian detective we all love. Will
the beloved detective be able to piece together the puzzle, or will he, too, be left in the dark?

Teen Review
Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

Cat Among the Pigeons

By Agatha Christie
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Abigail M.
Jan 24, 2023

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie is a mystery novel. While investigating a mysterious
light coming from the sports pavilion, 2 teachers stumble upon the body of their games mistress
among the lacrosse sticks. She is shot through the heart from point blank range. When the
exclusively all-girls school is thrown into chaos and madness, they discover that a particular
student knows too much. She knows one thing. Without the aid of Hercule Poirot, she will be the

Teen Review
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

Things We Do in the Dark

By Jennifer Hillier
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Iqra N.
Jan 19, 2023

Paris Peralta has just been convicted of murdering her famous husband. Suddenly, the
quiet life she had ensured for herself bursts, and she is labeled as a golddigger who killed her
husband for the money. However, the fact that gets glazed over is that there was a similar crime
involving Ruby Reyes, nicknames the Ice Queen, who had killed her rich husband by stomping
on his neck with an ice skate. Paris knows she didn’t kill her husband and her lawyer is
determined to get her out of this mess. Consequently, Paris hides a secret- that her real name isn’t

Teen Review
Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Hallowe’en Party

By Agatha Christie
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Abigail M.
Jan 12, 2023

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie is a mystery novel. At a Halloween party hosted by her
school, Joyce brags about having seen a murder actually happen. Naturally, no one really
believes her bold claim. Only a few hours later, she is found in the bobbing for apples bucket.
Dead. Ariadne Oliver, a sensational writer, goes to Poirot and insists on his help. Poirot, the
world-famous Belgian detective, then has to discern why this girl was murdered. Was she killed

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