A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2
Good Girl, Bad Blood
by Holly Jackson
Contents
Two
Overview
Pip struggles with concentration as she and Cara talk about the ongoing Max Hastings trial and the upcoming memorial for Sal and Andie. Cara seeks reassurance about attending, while Pip debates podcast sponsorship. The sisters’ trauma resurfaces—Naomi wants to burn their dad’s belongings—and Pip maintains their nightly Netflix routine to help Cara sleep.
Summary
Pip falters over a practice essay, distracted by lingering attention gaps since the Andie Bell case. Cara calls, asking about the Max Hastings trial; Pip vents about cautiously phrased podcast updates despite believing Hastings guilty.
Cara reveals Pip has become a meme from a photo with DI Hawkins, then asks about advertisers. Pip hesitates about sponsorship, uneasy about profiting during trial week. Conversation shifts to the next day’s memorial for Sal and Andie; Cara worries it might be uncomfortable, but Pip reassures her that Ravi and his parents would want them there.
Cara’s coping humor surfaces as they discuss how she and Pip use jokes to navigate her father’s crimes. Cara shares that Naomi wants to burn their dad’s possessions, which alarms their grandparents; Cara still visits her father in prison, while Naomi refuses to.
They touch on living arrangements: Cara’s grandparents moved in for stability, but the family will soon sell the house and return to Great Abington as exams approach. After a playful “lights out” exchange, Pip queues their show.
Pip recalls starting nightly Netflix calls in December to help Cara sleep, recreating childhood sleepovers. The chapter ends with them synchronizing an episode of Stranger Things, reaffirming Pip’s quiet support in Cara’s ongoing recovery.
Who Appears
- PipProtagonist; struggles with focus, records cautious trial updates, reassures Cara, and maintains nightly Netflix calls.
- CaraPip’s best friend; jokes to cope with her father’s crimes, worries about attending the memorial, relies on nightly calls to sleep.
- RaviPip’s boyfriend; attends Max Hastings’s trial and is affirmed as welcoming Cara at the memorial.
- NaomiCara’s sister; refuses to see their imprisoned father and wants to burn his belongings.
- Max HastingsOn trial; central subject of Pip’s cautious podcast updates and discussion with Cara.
- Natalie da SilvaAlleged victim who testified about being drugged and assaulted by Max Hastings.
- DI HawkinsDetective from a meme photo of him with Pip; referenced in Cara’s joke.
- Christopher EppsMax’s defense lawyer; known for aggressive character attacks at trial.
- Cara’s grandparentsProvide household stability; disapprove of Naomi’s plan to burn their son-in-law’s belongings.