Books Like A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Maureen Johnson

Stevie Bell, a true-crime-obsessed student, investigates a decades-old kidnapping and murder at her boarding school. Like Pip, she is smart, stubborn and driven to solve what adults left unsolved.

Kathleen Glasgow, Liz Lawson

Two unlikely teen partners use Agatha Christie's methods to dig into a classmate's disappearance. Fans of Pip and Ravi's partnership will enjoy the banter and twisty small-town mystery.

Courtney Summers

Told partly through a true-crime podcast, this follows a girl hunting her sister's killer. It shares Pip's mixed-media format and her refusal to let a case go, with a darker edge.

Karen M. McManus

Four students become suspects when a classmate dies in detention. If you liked Pip uncovering what everyone in Fairview was hiding, this offers the same suspicion, rumors and twists.

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Aitana Vega

An anonymous texter exposes two students' secrets at an elite academy. Like Pip's story, it builds tension as the protagonists realize the threat goes deeper than school gossip.

E. Lockhart

A wealthy family's summer island hides something the narrator cannot remember. Readers who loved being kept guessing until the end of Pip's investigation will devour this short, gripping read.

Gillian Flynn

An older crossover pick: a reporter returns to her hometown to cover girls' murders. It has the same suffocating small town hiding secrets, though it is darker and more adult.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Avery inherits a billionaire's fortune and must solve puzzles to learn why. It delivers the clue-hunting fun and slow-burn tension that made Pip's case so addictive.

Kara Thomas

Five years after a string of cheerleader deaths, a girl starts asking questions her town wants buried. Its setup echoes Pip reopening the Andie Bell case.

Agatha Christie

Ten strangers on an island die one by one. Pip's fair-play clues and suspect lists owe a lot to Christie, and this is the perfect gateway to the queen of crime.

Ellen Raskin

Sixteen heirs compete to solve a millionaire's death through riddles and clues. A younger classic, but its puzzle-solving joy will appeal to anyone who loved Pip's notes and theories.

Brittany Cavallaro

Descendants of Holmes and Watson meet at a boarding school and are framed for murder. It pairs a brilliant sleuth with a loyal partner, much like Pip and Ravi.