But the violent events of the past year (murders, suicide, rape) have exacted a terrible emotional toll on Pip, and the once fearless crime solving podcaster is now scared of everything and angry about everything. Readers new to the series could take a while to figure out how the characters relate to one another and sort out the storylines that are continued from the two previous books, but this novel can stand on its own as a page-turner of a thriller.ĪS GOOD AS DEAD begins just weeks before Pippa Fitz-Amobi is about to leave for her first year at college. Characters frequently use "f-k," and there's a graphic description of a man being killed with a hammer and a girl being violently abducted. All signs that lead Pip to believe she may be the target of a serial killer. Then there are the anonymous threatening emails ("Who will look for you when you're the one who disappears?") she's getting, the dead pigeons in her yard, and mysterious chalk drawings appearing on her driveway. She's being sued for libel, the violence she's seen and experienced in the past year has left her with PTSD, and she's begun illegally buying drugs to help herself cope. Teen crime-solving podcaster Pippa Fitz-Amobi is in trouble. Parents need to know that As Good As Dead is the complex and startling conclusion to Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy.
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