# Books about murder, fiction assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _murder, fiction_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 9–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/murder-fiction
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore murder, fiction

- [Holly Jackson](https://readinglist.school/author/holly-jackson)
- [Randy Ribay](https://readinglist.school/author/randy-ribay)

## murder, fiction canon

- [Good Girl's Guide to Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/good-girls-guide-to-murder) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [One of Us Is Lying](https://readinglist.school/book/one-of-us-is-lying) by Karen M. McManus _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Patron Saints of Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/patron-saints-of-nothing) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 9–12)_

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