A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has released its first video teaser – with the BBC Three adaptation of the hit book set to air in July.
The literary sensation, which has become a viral classic for TikTok book lovers everywhere, tells the story of determined 17-year-old Pip Fitz-Amobi from the fictional English town of Little Kilton, determined to prove the innocence of a murderer. for a school project.
She teams up with the suspect’s brother, Ravi Singh, to solve the case.
Fans of British author Holly Jackson’s novel have long been excited about the program – and a short ten-second clip shared on social media has already sent people into a frenzy.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has released its first video teaser – with the BBC Three adaptation of the bestselling book set to air in July
“You are invited to the calamity party,” the caption reads – a key clue to a scene in the book. “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, coming to @BBCiPlayer in July 2024.”
The post has racked up over 200,000 likes and fans are thrilled.
“CURRENTLY READING THE THIRD BOOK IN THE SERIES I AM SO EXCITED,” one wrote.
“No one understands how excited I am about this,” added another.
A third wrote: “IT’S HAPPENING.”
Several commenters were full of praise for the casting, writing that Emma, 21 – who also starred in Netflix’s Wednesday – was going to “kill” the role.
Author Holly, 31, has also been brought on board as executive producer of the BBC adaptation.
And earlier this year, she told the Bookseller that she rigorously ensured that it was the same story that readers grew to love and that “some of the books’ most beloved quotes and moments were achieved by fans of the books.”
The literary sensation, which has become a viral classic for TikTok book lovers everywhere, tells the story of determined 17-year-old Pip Fitz-Amobi from the fictional English town of Little Kilton, determined to prove the innocence of a murderer. for a school project
Fans of British author Holly Jackson’s novel have long been excited about the program – and a short ten-second clip shared on social media has already sent people into a frenzy.
Several commenters praised the casting, writing that Emma, 21 – who also starred in Netflix’s Wednesday – was going to “kill” the role.
A Good Girls’ Guide to Murder was released in May 2019, just months before the Covid pandemic.
It was an instant success, named one of the best books of 2020 by Barnes and Noble and racking up a string of accolades, including winning Children’s Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards that same year.
Holly told the Bookseller she thought it was the “peak of success” then, but felt it is “still the peak now”.
In February, BBC Three‘s social media account released its first images from the highly anticipated show which Holly shared alone Instagram Also.
Social media commenters wrote they were excited about the show in July, after BBC Three released a teaser.
The footage showed a pensive Pip amid the mystery, alongside fan favorite Ravi (played by Zain Iqbal).
“Pip and Ravi are coming home sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much,” she wrote.
“I’m incredibly excited that Emma is our Pip,” she previously said of the casting.
“She is phenomenal and this role was always meant to be hers. And we found our perfect Ravi in Zain’.
“I can’t wait until we all get to watch their scenes. I smile every time I see them together, because I know we achieved the impossible, and Emma and Zain are the only two people I would trust to bring these characters to life.
“Everyone is going to be as excited as I am.”
The show will also feature Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle and Mathew Baynton.
Unusually, the book also features an alternate American edition set in the United States – in Connecticut instead of Little Kilton.
However, his works outside of the series have since taken place in the United States. Holly told the Bookseller that while this decision was initially commercial, she found it easier to write true crime stories in a setting that is “a very fertile setting for spoiled things that you might not necessarily buy if they happened UK “.
Her latest novel, The Reappearance of Rachel Price, follows 18-year-old Bel, whose missing mother strangely appears as a true crime documentary about her begins filming.
The story is set in Gorham, New Hampshire, and Holly revealed that she used Google Maps to get a feel for the place, starting with the local McDonald’s.
“It was a little more personal since I have family that comes from Randolph, which is an even smaller town next door,” she told the New York Times.
“But it was so small that it didn’t hold some of the items I needed.”
Being a true crime fan herself, the way stories are reported in the media and perceived by the public is also a common theme in Holly’s work.
“I think all my books owe something to true crime media. I do extensive research on every topic I write about,” she said. Publishers Weekly in an interview.
“Even if it’s just something that pops up briefly, I’ll have become an Internet expert in this area. It’s probably a form of procrastination, if I’m honest.