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So A Good Girl's Guide to Murder wrecked you. Welcome to the club. Whether it was the propulsive vibes, the amateur detective, or Holly Jackson's ability to make you forget you have a life outside these pages — we've been there. These aren't random "if you liked X" picks. Every book on this page was matched element by element against what made A Good Girl's Guide to Murder hit different. Same energy, new stories.
12 Books Matched to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 320 pages
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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder include Listen for the Lie, Small Things Like These, All the Colors of the Dark. Each matches on specific elements like propulsive and true crime adjacent that made A Good Girl's Guide to Murder resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera — it shares A Good Girl's Guide to Murder's core Propulsive energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
Yes — A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is part of the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series (book 6). Check Holly Jackson's author page for the full reading order.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.
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