A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Books in Order
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder books in order, with publishing statistics, Kill Joy prequel facts and a breakdown of the first TV adaptation’s episodes.
Facts & statistics
- 3published novels
- 1novella
- Publication orderRecommended reading order
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Books in Publication Order
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- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder2019NovelSeries #1See deal on Amazon
- Good Girl, Bad Blood2020NovelSeries #2See deal on Amazon
- Kill Joy2021NovellaPrequel novellaSee deal on Amazon
- As Good As Dead2021NovelSeries #3See deal on Amazon
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How Many A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Books Are There?
4 published works: 3 novels, 1 shorter work.
As of September 4, 2026.What is Kill Joy in the Good Girl’s Guide series?
- Prequel novella
Penguin Random House describes Kill Joy as the prequel to its bestselling mystery series and a mystery novella by Holly Jackson.
Kill Joy - Holly Jackson - Penguin Random House- Mystery setup
The publisher copy gives six suspects, three hours, and one murder at the fictional Joy murder-mystery party.
Kill Joy - Holly Jackson - Penguin Random House
How many episodes adapt A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder?
- First season
BBC Studios announced a six-episode adaptation of the first novel, starring Emma Myers as Pip.
Production announcement: April 22, 2024.BBC Studios: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Reading Order Statistics
- Publishing span
- 3 years2019–2021 · inclusive calendar years
- Peak releases in a year
- 2 works2021
- Recent releases
- 0 worksPublished since 2022
Books Published by Decade
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Reading Milestones
Publication-order checkpoints for your reading plan.
What Is in the Reading Plan?
4 published works- Novels
- 3
- Novellas & stories
- 1
- Companions outside plan
- 0
- Announced, not published
- 0
How Long Will It Take?
From book oneThese estimates count every published work in the checklist. Use the tracker to calculate from your actual progress.
How This A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Book List Was Checked
Titles and publication sequence were checked against the publisher or author catalogue. Upcoming books are excluded from the published count, and companions are labeled instead of silently mixed into the main series.
View source: Holly Jackson official websiteLast verified September 4, 2026