THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • Everyone is talking about this addictive must-read mystery with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you’ll never expect.Everyone in Fairview knows the story.Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed … Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.
But she can’t shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?
Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn’t want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.
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For her senior Capstone project, Pippa wants to prove that Sal Singh did not kill Andie Bell 5 years ago. She’s given strict instructions by her teacher to not involve the families involved, which in the spirit of a feisty teen, she promptly ignores. What unfolds is a mixture of Pippa’s entries for her log and story setting as she goes about interviewing people involved.
Pippa had a lot of good, self-reflecting moments on her journey to the truth. I particularly liked when she said: “But sometimes remembering isn’t for yourself; sometimes you do it to make someone else smile.”I liked the connection that Pippa built with Sal’s brother Ravi, who always believed his brother was innocent, but because the town was angry with his whole family, he couldn’t do much about it.
There were quite a few elements going on to build this complex story, which slowly unfolded with each person interviewed. Jackson covered topics such as suicide, rape, and self-harm, because there was just so much going on, it worked well in the story. Pippa is strong-willed, and she’s not afraid to be a bit of a bully to get people to be honest with her. From start to finish, this was a fun read with excellent characters and an engaging storyline. Thank you Random House Children’s Books for sending this along!
Nancy Drew does an EPQ. Great cold case murder mystery gets solved by an A grade sixth former as part of a school project. Plenty of suspects and lines of enquiry clearly explained to the reader by the likeable seventeen year old sleuth.
I read this in the summer and I remember every last bit of this fantastic book by Holly Jackson. I just couldn’t put the book down. I really recommend this book for people thirsty for a murder mystery that will blow your mind.