Good Girl, Bad Blood starts six weeks after the events from A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Although Elliot Ward has been arrested for the murder of Sal Singh, Pip feels like the media isn’t telling the whole story. That’s what she intends to do in her podcast, which Ravi names A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. The podcast becomes an instant sensation, bringing her both positive attention and death threats. Although her listeners are clamoring for another season, Pip insists she’s done with investigating murders. Her obsession with the last one was unhealthy and dangerous, she says.
A month later, Pip has to testify at Max Hastings’ trial. He’s accused of drugging and raping Becca Bell, as well as other girls. Her parents don’t allow her to attend the rest of the proceedings since she has school, but Ravi does.
A large memorial is held in Fairview for Sal Singh and Andie Bell. Pip attends with Ravi. Among many other people, she sees her friend Connor Reynolds and his older brother, Jamie. She hears the brothers talking to each other in low, urgent voices. Later that evening, Jamie bumps into Pip while walking slowly through the crowd with a determined look in his eye. He apologizes for running into her but is so distracted he doesn’t even seem to recognize Pip, which she finds odd