Binging Netflix’s ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder?’ Try Reading These YA Mysteries.
Netflix just dropped an adaptation of Holly Jackson’s YA mystery series A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
If you want to read (or reread) the series, add your name to the holds list. In the meantime, these fellow young adult mysteries may fill the void.
YA Mysteries
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
If you’re a fan of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious series may fit the bill. Both follow teenage girl sleuths. Set in Vermont at an elite private school, the book follows Stevie Bell, a true crime aficionado determined to solve a cold case tied to the illustrious school’s history.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
When billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies, he leaves his fortune to high schooler Avery—except she doesn’t even know who he is. And it comes with a hitch: To receive the inheritance, Avery must move into the puzzle-filled Hawthorne House with the deceased’s four grandsons, all of whom were vying for the family’s billions. One of the grandsons, Jameson, views her as their grandfather’s last great riddle. To survive, she’ll have to play the game herself. Queue the suspenseful music!
The Ivies by Alexa Donne
Another prep school-set mystery, The Ivies follows a group of students who would literally kill to get into their school of choice.
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Want some fantasy with your YA mystery? Try Elatsoe. Set in an alternate-America with magic, monsters and legends (both Indigenous and not), the novel follows its namesake: a teenage girl who can raise the ghosts of dead animals. When her cousin is murdered, Elatsoe must uncover dark secrets.
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