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A true-crime podcast brought to life as a high-stakes, mixed-media puzzle box that dares you to stop reading. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

  • tense
  • claustrophobic
  • gripping
  • shadowy
  1. 01

    Good Girl, Bad Blood

    Holly Jackson

    A gripping, multimedia-fueled descent into small-town secrets where the pursuit of justice begins to blur the lines of morality.

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    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • gripping
    • determined
  2. 02

    As Good As Dead

    Holly Jackson

    A claustrophobic, dread-soaked descent into the dark consequences of playing detective.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • claustrophobic
  3. 03

    One Of Us Is Lying

    Karen M. McManus

    A twisty, high-stakes puzzle box where high school stereotypes shatter under the pressure of a murder investigation.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful
  4. 04

    This Lie Will Kill You

    Chelsea Pitcher

    A claustrophobic, locked-room thriller dripping with teen angst, toxic secrets, and the inescapable gravity of revenge.

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    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • shadowy
    • suspenseful
  5. 05

    Stalking Jack the Ripper

    Kerri Maniscalco

    A fog-drenched, blood-spattered romp through Victorian London that balances gruesome forensic science with swoony romantic banter.

    Feels:
    • gaslit
    • fog-drenched
    • gruesome
  6. 06

    Murder Most unladylike

    Robin Stevens

    A delightfully sharp, Golden Age-style whodunit that balances boarding school nostalgia with the very real complexities of growing up.

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    • suspenseful
    • earnest
  7. 07

    The Good Girls

    Sara Shepard

    A tense, paranoia-fueled descent into the dark side of high school cliques where deadly fantasies suddenly become a terrifying reality.

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    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful
  8. 08

    Sadie

    Courtney Summers

    A relentless, dual-timeline descent into grief and vengeance that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go.

    Shares:
    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful
  9. 09

    The Good Daughter

    Karin Slaughter

    A visceral, white-knuckle plunge into the dark heart of a fractured family and the inescapable gravity of past trauma.

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    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful
  10. 10

    Arsenic For Tea

    Robin Stevens

    A delightfully sharp, Golden Age-style country house mystery where the greatest danger might just be growing up and seeing adults for who they really are.

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    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful
    • earnest
  11. 11

    There's someone inside your house

    Stephanie Perkins

    A dread-soaked high school slasher where escalating terror forces dark secrets into the light.

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    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful
  12. 12

    The Stranger Diaries

    Elly Griffiths

    A chilling modern gothic mystery where the safety of a private diary is breached by a killer.

    Shares:
    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful

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