“Killing Mr. Griffin” is a novel written by Lois Duncan, and it falls into the genre of thriller mystery. The author, Lois Duncan, is recognized in the literary world as the leading author of the young adult fiction.
This particular novel follows a group of students in a school in New Mexico who decide to end the life of their hated English teacher, Mr. Griffin. They follow through with their plan by kidnapping their teacher, and a tangled mess of complications ensues.
The novel was based on real-life experiences and people from the author’s daughter’s life, and it explores the themes of school life, death and crime. It was brought onto the TV screen in 1997. It was first published in 1978.
