A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Contrast Pip’s and Stanley Forbes’s journalistic intentions regarding the Bell case in terms of their beliefs about Sal. How do Stanley’s opinions of Sal shape his reporting, and how does this compare with the way in which Pip’s opinions of Sal inform her approach to her reporting?

What elements of investigation are incorporated into the narrative that enable it to mirror an official crime case that would potentially be carried out by a private investigator?

What factors influence Pip’s identity search throughout the novel?

What role does the Fairview community play in the Bell case?

How does Pip’s character evolve based on what she undergoes? What initially motivates her, and how is this motivation expressed? Does Pip end up a different person from when the novel begins?

What comes to be revealed as the motivations behind Becca Bell’s character and her murder of Andie?

What are some implicit and explicit conflicts Ravi and the Singh family face as the novel develops?

What does the passage included from Pip’s college application personal essay reveal about her search for her identity?