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The Night in Question by Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasgow

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I received a digital ARC of “The Night in Question” by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. 

Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson have returned to Castle Cove in “The Night in Question,” the fantastic sequel to the New York Times bestseller, “The Agathas.” 

Last fall, Iris Adams and Alice Ogilvie became the talk of their town when they solved the murder of their peer, Brooke Donovan. After putting Brooke’s killer behind bars, life begins to return to normal for the two teenagers…until the night of their school dance.

Following the brutal assault of another classmate, Iris and Alice get back to work to get to the bottom of this case. As they start their investigation, the two realize that the present case is connect to the past, specifically the tragic death of starlet Mona Moody in the 1940s. Following the lessons from Agatha Christie, Iris and Alice uncover a conspiracy that spans decades and race against the clock to find out what really happened—both in the 1940s and at their school dance. 

I was very fortunate to be allowed to read “The Agathas” ahead of its publication and I have been dying to know what happened next to the best teen detectives since Nancy Drew! “The Night in Question” did not disappoint! Although the stakes aren’t as personal as in “The Agathas,” this book will still keep reads up past their bedtimes to learn “whodunnit.” 

One of the best parts of the series are the two main characters, Iris Adams and Alice Ogilvie. The two teenage girls are distinct in their differences, which keeps it interesting for the readers. Iris is fierce and strong. She determinedly pushes through the trauma of her childhood in hopes of being able to move beyond it and live what she considers a normal life. 

Alice is also fierce, but in a sharper way than Iris. She is remarkably blunt and largely apathetic towards the majority of the people she encounters in her dogged pursuit of solving the case. 

I spent most of the book awed by how well Glasgow and Lawson managed to capture the nuances of being a teenage girl. Both of the female leads have a lot of personal problems that weigh heavily on them over the course of the book but neither are in a place where they want to share it with the other. This leads to frustration and snappish behavior, which is a common teenage experience and was really neat to see represented so well. 

The plot of “The Night in Question” was obviously excellent. As someone who works in the history field, I loved the addition of the mystery surrounding the 1940s movie star Mona Moody’s tragic death and was enthralled by how Glasgow and Lawson managed to connect that with the modern day attack on their classmate. The book was full of twists that would make Agatha Christie proud. 

In summary,  Glasgow and Lawson wrote a phenomenal YA mystery that you should read as soon as possible!
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