A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Series Review | Netflix

A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER on Netflix is a limited mystery thriller series adapted in cooperation with the BBC. A charming and haunting tale. Read our A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series review here!

A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER is a new Netflix series in the thriller, mystery, and crime genres. As the title states, it’s a guide to murder, but the “good girl”-title character isn’t a murderer. Instead, she wants to solve a murder.

This is a limited series with six 45-minute episodes. It was adapted from a novel in cooperation with the BBC. This setting is as charming as the story is heartbreaking and haunting. Emma Myers of Wednesday is perfect in the lead.

Continue reading our A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series review below. Find all episodes on Netflix from August 1, 2024.

Let’s crack a murder case

It’s been five years since the schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered. Supposedly by her boyfriend Sal Singh, who left a confession before taking his own life. As far as everyone (especially the police) is concerned, the case is closed.

However, the whipsmart and somewhat single-minded Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) isn’t as convinced as everyone else. In fact, the body of Andie Bell still hasn’t been found, which is enough to keep her guessing.

Also, Pip is certain that Sal Singh would never murder anyone. Obviously, this means an actual killer has gotten away with Andie’s murder. Well, not on Pip’s watch because she’s about to crack this case wide open.

And she will be getting help!

A charming and haunting story

This new Netflix series was commissioned by the BBC and is based on Holly Jackson’s YA mystery novel with the same title. It’s perhaps a typical YA [Young Adult] type of setting, but it’s also rather dark and sad in ways.

It isn’t a simple or straightforward story, so fans of other mystery, crime, and thriller hybrids such as Harlan Coben’s stories, should enjoy this as well.

Also, this limited series is based on the first book in a popular trilogy of novels by British author Holly Jackson. In other words, we could be getting more seasons or more separate limited series.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is the first book with Good Girl, Bad Blood as the sequel, which was followed by As Good as Dead. Also, there’s a prequel short story (or novella, if you will) titled Kill Joy which is all about Pip.

Personally, I really hope we’ll be getting adaptions of the other two books in the trilogy. The characters and their world make me curious for more.

Watch A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder on Netflix now!

This new Netflix series was adapted by Poppy Cogan (Red Rose) and directed by Dolly Wells (Inside Man). As already mentioned earlier A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder is based on the hugely successful bestseller of the same name by Holly Jackson.

The star of the series is, of course, the title character portrayed by Emma Myers. She is wonderful as Pip, just as she is the werewolf Enid in the Netflix series Wednesday.

The two characters are very different yet appear to share many of the same values. While some dark subjects and tough elements come up, this is a solid mystery thriller with a YA vibe. One you can enjoy no matter your age.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is out on Netflix from August 1, 2024.

Details

Director: Dolly Wells
Cast: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, Ephraim O.P. Sampson, Carla Woodcock, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Jackson Bews, Jessica Webber, Matthew Khan, Georgia Aaron, Oliver Wickham, Adam Astill, Annabel Mullion