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A Good Girl's Guide To Murder By Holly Jackson

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A book where crime takes place, with constant twists and turns, lies, and deception, these are all attributes that A Good Girl's Guide to Murder constantly possesses throughout the book. The author of this book is Holly Jackson. Pippa Fitz-Amobi is the main character of the book, as well as the protagonist. Her goal in this novel is to investigate the case of Andrea "Andie" Bell's disappearance. The actions that Pippa takes throughout the book all help decipher her identity. The reader and Pippa are aware of this question early in the novel: Who is Pippa Fitz-Amobi? A deceitful and dependable character in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Pippa is a teenage girl who resides in a tiny village named Kilton. In the book, she is seen as deceitful,
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