All Books in Publication Order, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Standalone Thrillers & Romanian Translations | BookFairy
Looking for the complete Holly Jackson bibliography? This guide covers every original novel and novella published through October 2026, including the bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series, its companion prequel, standalone mysteries and adult fiction.
You’ll also find publication dates, recommended reading orders, verified Romanian translations, collected editions and links to my BookFairy reviews.
Whether you’re meeting Pippa Fitz-Amobi for the first time or exploring Holly Jackson’s standalone thrillers, this guide will help you find the right book to read next.
📖 About Holly Jackson
Holly Jackson is a British bestselling author known for her carefully constructed murder mysteries, psychological suspense and compelling young protagonists.
She studied literary linguistics and creative writing at the University of Nottingham and later completed a master’s degree in English.
Her debut novel, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, was published in 2019 and launched a hugely successful young adult mystery series.
Jackson subsequently expanded her bibliography with independent thrillers, including Five Survive and The Reappearance of Rachel Price.
In 2025, she published Not Quite Dead Yet, her first adult mystery novel.
Her writing frequently explores secrets, manipulation, unreliable accounts of past events and the consequences of uncovering uncomfortable truths.
📚 Holly Jackson Books in Publication Order
Holly Jackson’s original fiction bibliography contains seven confirmed works published between 2019 and 2025.
| Year | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder | YA mystery — Series #1 |
| 2020 | Good Girl, Bad Blood | YA mystery — Series #2 |
| 2021 | As Good as Dead | YA mystery — Series #3 |
| 2021 | Kill Joy | Companion prequel novella |
| 2022 | Five Survive | Standalone YA thriller |
| 2024 | The Reappearance of Rachel Price | Standalone YA mystery |
| 2025 | Not Quite Dead Yet | Standalone adult mystery |
The list follows the original publication years. Later paperback editions, deluxe releases, audiobooks and television tie-in covers are not counted as additional original works.
🔎 A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Complete Series
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is Holly Jackson’s debut series and her best-known fictional universe.
It follows Pippa Fitz-Amobi, a teenage amateur detective who becomes increasingly involved in dangerous investigations.
1. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2019)
Series position: Book 1
Pip decides to revisit a closed murder investigation for a school project.
As she examines the evidence and questions people connected to the case, she begins to suspect that the accepted explanation may be wrong.
The novel introduces Pip’s investigative approach and establishes the relationships that continue throughout the trilogy.
Romanian title: Crimă perfectă. Instrucțiuni pentru fete cuminți
2. Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020)
Series position: Book 2
After the events of the first novel, Pip intends to leave detective work behind.
However, a new disappearance draws her into another investigation, forcing her to confront difficult decisions about truth, responsibility and loyalty.
Romanian title: Fată cuminte, răzbunare cruntă
3. As Good as Dead (2021)
Series position: Book 3 — trilogy conclusion
The concluding novel follows Pip as the consequences of her previous investigations begin to affect her life in increasingly disturbing ways.
The story brings the main trilogy to its conclusion.
Romanian title: La un pas de moarte
📕 Kill Joy — The Companion Prequel (2021)
Kill Joy is a novella set before the events of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
It follows Pip during a murder-mystery party involving costumes, clues and a fictional crime.
The story provides an entertaining introduction to her curiosity and investigative instincts.
Series position: Prequel, sometimes classified as Book 0.5.
Romanian title: Crima de la conacul Remy
Although Kill Joy takes place before the first novel, it was published after the main trilogy.
For this reason, it is better treated as a companion story than as the starting point for new readers.
📖 Recommended A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Reading Order
📚 Publication Order — Recommended
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2019)
- Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020)
- As Good as Dead (2021)
- Kill Joy (2021)
⏳ Chronological Story Order
- Kill Joy — Prequel
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
- Good Girl, Bad Blood
- As Good as Dead
💜 BookFairy Recommendation: Read the trilogy in publication order, then return to Kill Joy. The prequel is more enjoyable once you’re familiar with Pip and her personality.
🇷🇴 A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Romanian Translations
The books have been translated into Romanian by Corint, through its Leda and Leda Edge imprints.
The Romanian series is marketed as Crima perfectă.
| Original Title | Romanian Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder | Crimă perfectă. Instrucțiuni pentru fete cuminți | Corint / Leda Edge |
| Good Girl, Bad Blood | Fată cuminte, răzbunare cruntă | Corint / Leda Edge |
| As Good as Dead | La un pas de moarte | Corint / Leda Edge |
| Kill Joy | Crima de la conacul Remy | Corint / Leda Edge |
Verified Romanian Edition Details
Kill Joy — Crima de la conacul Remy
- Romanian publication: October 2022
- Publisher: Corint, Leda Edge
- Translator: Simona Ștefana Stoica
- ISBN: 9786069740163
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Television Tie-in Edition
- Romanian publication: 2024
- Publisher: Corint, Leda Edge
- Translator: Daniel-Silviu Bivol
- ISBN: 9786060886457
The television tie-in is a later edition of the first novel and does not represent a new literary work.
📚 Holly Jackson’s Standalone Novels
Holly Jackson has published three standalone thrillers.
Each can be read independently of the others and of the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series.
Five Survive (2022)
Romanian title: Cine moare în zori
Six friends embark on a road trip that turns into a nightmare when they become trapped in an isolated location.
As danger increases, the characters begin to question one another’s motives, loyalties and secrets.
The novel combines survival suspense with psychological tension.
Category: Young adult thriller.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price (2024)
Romanian title: Reapariția lui Rachel Price
Bel Price has spent most of her life living with the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.
When Rachel Price suddenly returns during the production of a documentary, Bel is forced to reconsider everything she believed about her family.
The novel explores memory, identity, deception and the uncomfortable possibility that the truth may be more disturbing than the mystery.
Category: Young adult mystery thriller.
Not Quite Dead Yet (2025)
Romanian title: Înainte de a muri
Jet Mason is twenty-seven years old when a violent attack leaves her with a devastating medical prognosis.
Knowing her time is running out, she decides to investigate who attacked her and why.
The novel transforms a familiar murder-mystery structure into something unusual: a race to solve a crime before the victim dies.
Category: Adult mystery thriller.
This was Holly Jackson’s first novel published for an adult readership.
🇷🇴 Standalone Novels — Romanian Editions
| Original Title | Romanian Title | Romanian Publisher | Romanian Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Survive | Cine moare în zori | Corint / Leda Edge | — |
| The Reappearance of Rachel Price | Reapariția lui Rachel Price | Corint / Leda Edge | 2025 |
| Not Quite Dead Yet | Înainte de a muri | Litera | 2025 |
A dash indicates that the original Romanian publication year has not been confirmed here.
Reapariția lui Rachel Price
- Publisher: Corint, Leda Edge
- Publication: August 2025
- Translator: Maria Adam
- ISBN: 9786060885276
Înainte de a muri
- Publisher: Litera, Buzz Books
- Publication: August 2025
- Translator: Dana-Ligia Ilin
- ISBN: 9786303553771
These are Romanian translations of the existing English-language novels, not separate works in the original bibliography.
📦 Box Sets, Special Editions & Omnibus Releases
A complete author bibliography must distinguish original publications from collected editions and reprints.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Complete Series Boxed Set
Collected editions combine the three main novels:
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
- Good Girl, Bad Blood
- As Good as Dead
These sets provide a convenient way to collect the trilogy but do not add new stories.
Deluxe and Collector’s Editions
The trilogy has appeared in deluxe editions featuring decorative edges, alternative designs and additional material.
These editions remain the same underlying novels.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder + Kill Joy: Audio Collection (2026)
Published in April 2026, this audiobook collection combines:
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
- Kill Joy
It is a collected audio edition, not a new novel.
Television Tie-in Editions
Following the television adaptation, editions featuring imagery from the series became available.
They are reissues of the original story.
🎬 A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Television Adaptation
The A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder television adaptation began in 2024.
It brought Pip Fitz-Amobi’s investigation to television audiences and introduced a new generation of viewers to Holly Jackson’s fictional world.
The adaptation is connected to the first novel but is not part of the author’s prose bibliography.
Readers who enjoy solving mysteries themselves may prefer experiencing the original novel before watching the series.
📚 Other Literary Categories
As of October 2026, Holly Jackson’s verified original fiction catalogue comprises:
| Category | Number of Works |
|---|---|
| Main series novels | 3 |
| Companion novellas | 1 |
| Standalone young adult novels | 2 |
| Standalone adult novels | 1 |
| Total original fiction works | 7 |
No separately published poetry collection, nonfiction book or independent original short-story collection has been confirmed in the bibliographic sources used for this guide.
Her collected editions and audiobook bundles are identified separately because they reproduce previously published works.
🦋 Holly Jackson Books Reviewed on BookFairy
📖 Not Quite Dead Yet (2025)
I listened to Not Quite Dead Yet as an audiobook and also own the signed Waterstones Exclusive first edition.
The novel reminded me why Holly Jackson has become one of my favourite contemporary thriller authors.
I particularly appreciated the carefully constructed mystery, steady pacing and believable characters.
Although some of the revelations were slightly more predictable than I had hoped, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and its balance between suspense and emotion.
📖 Read my Not Quite Dead Yet review on BookFairy
More Holly Jackson reviews will be added as I continue exploring her books.
⭐ Where Should You Start Reading Holly Jackson?
If you’re discovering Holly Jackson for the first time, the best starting point is A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
It introduces the investigative style that made her famous and provides the foundation for her bestselling trilogy.
However, her standalone novels offer excellent alternatives:
- Five Survive — for readers who enjoy survival thrillers and confined settings.
- The Reappearance of Rachel Price — for readers who enjoy family secrets and unreliable accounts.
- Not Quite Dead Yet — for readers looking for an adult mystery with an unusual premise.
All three can be read without knowing Pip Fitz-Amobi’s story.
💜 My Holly Jackson Reading Experience
Holly Jackson is one of those authors whose books I approach with a certain amount of confidence.
I expect mysteries that challenge me to think, characters with believable motivations and plots that reveal their secrets gradually.
Not Quite Dead Yet delivered that experience, even if it didn’t surprise me quite as much as I’d hoped.
What keeps me returning to Jackson’s books is not simply the promise of a dramatic final revelation.
It’s the pleasure of following the investigation, forming theories and watching the story challenge those assumptions.
I’ll continue updating this bibliography as I read more of her novels and publish additional BookFairy reviews.
📚 Bibliographic Sources
- Holly Jackson — Penguin Random House
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Publisher Series Catalogue
- Holly Jackson — Editura Corint
- Crima de la conacul Remy — Editura Corint
- Reapariția lui Rachel Price — Editura Corint
- Înainte de a muri — Editura Litera
Bibliographic information updated: October 2026.
