The Night in Question (The Agathas #2) by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
4 out of 5 stars Alice and Iris are back with their Agatha Christie-inspired detective skills in this follow-up to The Agathas! Last fall, Castle Cove was rocked by the shocking murder of Brooke Donovan. Unlikely duo Iris and Alice were able to crack the case, and now have a taste for detective work. But Brooke’s murder wasn’t the first mysterious death in Castle Cove. In the 1940s, movie star Mona Moody died at Levy Castle, and though it was ruled an accident, rumors continue to circulate. So when their school dance takes place at the infamous castle, Alice can’t help but poke around. But instead of finding clues, Alice stumbles upon the aftermath of a brutal assault. And while the police rule it an open and shut case, Alice and Iris aren’t so sure. They know from their experience in the fall that things are not always as they seem. In order to find the truth, Alice and Iris, along with their trusty friends, decide to band together once again. However, they soon find that to solve this case, they must also uncover what happened at Levy Castle all those years ago. Will they be able to solve the case that has haunted Castle Cove for decades? I just love these books so much. I am a huge Agatha Christie fan and I LOVED The Agathas. I think this is a really solid follow-up, as it explores what the two feel after solving Brooke’s murder. Alice feels accomplished for solving the case, but she’s still mourning her former best friend. Similarly, Iris is proud of their accomplishment, but can’t help fixating on other cases that have yet to be solved. Iris is also dealing with the trauma of her father’s assault on her and her mother. I really appreciated that this book didn’t gloss over the traumas the characters faced in the previous book. They went THROUGH IT and that is not something they can just gloss over. There were a couple points that I feel like didn’t get fleshed out quite enough, especially Iris and Cole’s potential relationship and the hinted at love triangle involving Spike. The same goes for Iris’s fixation on the murder of Raf’s cousin (I think?). Maybe that will come in a book three? Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have a thing for amateur teen sleuths and Agatha Christie-inspired stories, so this series is a winner for me.
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