A Good Girl's Guide to Murder's Child Brunswick feels like a real person, and that's because the character and show have true crime connections. The Netflix original show has moved on from the Andie Bell murder case to the disappearance of Jamie Reynolds. Toward the end of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2, Pip figures out that Layla Mead used Jamie to find Child Brunswick, the son of famous serial killer Scott Brunswick.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder's Child Brunswick feels like a real person, and that's because the character and show have true crime connections. The Netflix original show has moved on from the Andie Bell murder case to the disappearance of Jamie Reynolds.
Toward the end of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2, Pip figures out that Layla Mead used Jamie to find Child Brunswick, the son of famous serial killer Scott Brunswick. Scott forced his son to help him choose the children that the father would murder. Jack selected a child in public and lured them away.
However, Child Brunswick hated his abusive father and served as the key witness in his father's trial. He served a custodial sentence and was rehabilitated, being released with a new identity. The horrifying part about Child Brunswick is that he feels like he could be real. Many serial killers use 'lures,' whether that be their children, their family status, an emergency, or a pet gone missing.
As it turns out, the similarity between Child Brunswick and true crime stories is more than coincidental, though. In an interview with United by Pop, Holly Jackson discussed the true crime connections. The first book, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, used multiple bits and pieces of true-crime cases to form the mystery.
However, Jackson confirmed that the second book, Good Girl Bad Blood, has more direct inspirations. The key mystery, including Child Brunswick, was directly inspired by two criminal cases, giving the book and Netflix show a clear true crime connection. Holly Jackson hasn't revealed which 2 specific UK cases inspired Child Brunswick because the interview was done before Good Girl Bad Blood came out, Holly Jackson declined to specify which two cases inspired the book, as they'd spoil the story.
However, she revealed that one of them was a very famous case that happened in the UK in the '90s. Additionally, she told A Short Book Lover that one of the cases came from the podcast They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime. Unfortunately, in the years since the book came out, Jackson has kept the mystery alive. She hasn't stated which cases she used to create the mystery of Child Brunswick.
In one way, this is infuriating. I love these books and am fascinated by true crime. I'm desperate to know which cases Jackson pulled from and how they compare.
However, in another way, it's perfect that she hasn't revealed the true crime cases. Firstly, it's more respectful to the actual victims of real crimes to draw a line between fiction and reality. Especially since the cases are as recent as the '90s, living family members could be hurt by the knowledge that their trauma inspired a book and then a TV show. What's more, the mystery surrounding Good Girl Bad Blood creates an entertaining meta situation.
It might not have been her intention, but Holly Jackson essentially inspired a whole bunch of Pips by keeping the crimes a secret. Her audience is absolutely the group to become amateur sleuths, and they've already taken to Reddit to discuss possible theories about who might have inspired Child Brunswick.
Holly Jackson's True Crime Obsession Led To Every Book In A Good Girl's Guide To Murder Holly Jackson may or may not ever choose to reveal who inspired Good Girl Bad Blood and Child Brunswick. That being said, she has repeatedly shared that her true crime obsession led to the books in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. When the first book was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award in 2020, they interviewed her and her editor.
When asked what made Jackson want to write a murder mystery, the author said, I became a true crime obsessive and wanted to write a book which replicated this 'real' amateur detective angle. Similarly, she told A Short Book Lover in 2020 this: y main source of inspiration for these books is the world of True Crime. Almost 90% of my phone's memory is taken up by various true crime podcasts, and I listen to at least one a day.
As recently as 2024, Jackson reaffirmed that true crime is a big part of her life. She told the BBC, I can't really do anything without a true crime podcast. If I'm walking the dog or washing the dishes, I need true crime in my ears. Though she also mentions that she tries to remain aware that these stories are someone else's trauma.
Ultimately, Netflix's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder will continue to feel like it's part of the broader true-crime sphere because it's infused into the story's DNA
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