A Good Girls Guide to Murder
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The second is that she almost always wears overalls.
She is bookish, clever, and, most important, Not Like the Other GirlsTM.
On April 19, 2019, Andie disappeared in the middle of the night.
Just a couple of days later, police found Sal dead in the woods, overdosed on painkillers.
Without an alibi for the night of Andies disappearance, Sal was ruled her killer posthumously.
Sal did send a text to his father confessing to the crime hours before he died.
Andie was never found.
So, case … closed?
Now, its 2024, and Pip isnt satisfied with this conclusion.
Pippa could research the case in her spare time, but wheres the fun in that?
Apart from school, theres another reason why Pippa is doing this; frankly, its a little flimsy.
Pippa believes Sal to be innocent because he was kind to her as a kid.
Good guys dont kill people, Pippa tells her best friend, Cara Ward (Asha Banks).
But, cmon … good guysdokill people, Pippa.
Its the oldest plot twist in the book.
Well, Pippa, thats the question, isnt it?
Pippa begins with an obvious, if amateur, plan.
These two really kick it off.
The pheromones are pheremoning as the pair chat literature, homework, and school.
Ravi, peeved that Pip pulled a bait and switch, tells her to leave him alone.
He has every right to be wary about Pippa.
I am firmly planted in the Protect Ravi at All Costs camp.
Stay away from him!
Pippa carries out yet another ill-advised plan.
Pip wants to interview Naomi for her EPQ.
Cara brushes her off; Naomi is too depressed about the Sal case to get involved.
Naomi hesitantly recalls the night.
Before Andie went missing, Sal was kicking it at Max Hastingss (Henry Ashton) house with Naomi.
They were playingSuper Mario Party,which is important for two reasons.
First, the exact game will later be contested.
Second,Mario Partyis the best game, and its inconceivable that anyone playing it could be a killer.
Pip should factor this key detail into her EPQ.
Pip wants more info on some alibi Naomi mentioned.
Well, wouldnt you know it!
Thus, Max becomes Pippas next target.
To make matters worse, Pippa abandons bottle-girl duty, stalking Max down to the basement.
But Pip gets whats coming to her: Max is a scumbag.
For every question he answers, Pippa must take a shot.
Thats what you get for treating sweet Cara like trash.
Pippa starts downing shots and Max finally offers some long-awaited insight.
Shot: What is this alibi Naomi mentioned?
Sals friends told the police the truth.
Shot: What were they doing that night?
Chaser: They were playing FIFA, notMario Party.
Shot: What did Max know about Sals new girlfriend?
Chaser: Max literally never spoke to Andie.
Max is an untrustworthy douchebag.
FIFA and notSuper Mario Party?
While exiting the party, a drunken Pip confesses to Cara that she also interviewed Naomi.
But, again: This is Pippa Fitz-Amobi were talking about.
Pip rolls up to the Singh household after the party, tears clinging to her eyes.
Ravi tells her to go away again, but she rambles on about how important this is to her.
Finally, he cracks.
On it, two messages could prove Sals innocence.
Sal never typed out any punctuation.
He simplified to to 2.
Why, then, would his confession be so perfectly written?
Theres only one answer here, Pip and Ravi agree: Someone else sent the confession.
Ring a Bell?
Pippa readsJane Eyreat the corner store while her friends steal booze.
(Again: Not Like the Other Girls TM.)
Cute factoid: Charlotte Bronte wrote the novel under the pen name Currer Bell.
Andie Bell, Currer Bell.
Side note: Couldnt Pippa have done her EPQ on, say, bildungsroman novels?
(Ant?!?)
Pip hates Ant because he says pacifically instead of specifically.
Dark forces are at work here, Pippa whispers to Cara.
A good-looking man just tried to steal my nose.
