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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder · Book 4

Kill Joy

by Holly Jackson
Published
18 February 2021
Pages
160
ISBN-13
9780593426210
Type
novella
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About this book

"Kill Joy" is a 160-page novella published February 18, 2021 -- earlier by date than "As Good as Dead" but listed after it in this series' publication order -- and the data marks it as the series' chronological starting point.

Key facts about Kill Joy

Holly Jackson wrote Kill Joy, a novella on our list. It has been out since 18 February 2021. The book has 160 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novella. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780593426210 to find the main one.

Kill Joy is book 4 of 4 in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. The series has 4 published books. However, the series starts with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2019). As Good as Dead is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 5 August 2021.

That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Not Quite Dead Yet is the latest published Holly Jackson book on file, from 17 July 2025.

About Holly Jackson

Holly Jackson is a British young adult author best known for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, beginning with the 2019 novel of the same name, which follows high schooler Pippa Fitz-Amobi as she reinvestigates a local murder for a school project and uncovers a case far more dangerous than the official version of events. See every Holly Jackson book in order.

Its place in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Kill Joy is book 4 in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. It follows As Good as Dead. See the full A Good Girl's Guide to Murder reading order.

For her senior capstone project, Pip Fitz-Amobi decides to reinvestigate the five-year-old murder of Andie Bell, a case everyone in her small town considers closed: Andie's boyfriend Sal Singh was named the killer before he took his own life days later. Pip doesn't buy it, and as she starts interviewing witnesses and digging through old evidence for her project, she uncovers a town's worth of secrets that were far more convenient to bury with Sal than to actually solve. Presented partly through Pip's own project…

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