A review by aheinicke27
The Agathas by Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasgow

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed listening to this Agatha-Christie-inspired novel about two teen girls who team up to solve the murder of a fellow girl. Alice, ultra wealthy, popular, and notorious for pulling an “Agatha Christie” the previous summer and vanishing for 5 days, is tutored by Iris, a “zoner” girl living with a single mom and struggling to save money to finally escape an abusive father. When Alice’s former best friend Brooke disappears, is discovered dead days later, and her boyfriend Steve is quickly and conveniently charged with murder , Alice and Iris’s tutoring sessions quickly transform into detective work to determine what really happened to Brooke. Through a series of fun twists and turns, readers enjoy the development of the mystery as well as the friendship between both girls. The audiobook has voices for both Alice and Iris, which makes it easy to determine which perspective you’re hearing from. Having read a fictionalized speculation about Agatha Christie’s famous disappearance last year, I enjoyed seeing the parallels between this book and Agatha’s life. At times, I felt like the book could have moved a bit faster, but overall this was a fun murder mystery that I would definitely recommend! 
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