Publication: 1st June 2023 – Rock the Boat
It’s not that Alice wants someone to die. It’s just that things were a lot more interesting when she and Iris were investigating a murder. Two months after Alice and Iris solved the murder of Brooke Donovan, Steve Anderson has become a semi-celebrity; Iris Adams and Cole Fielding are almost dating; and Alice Ogilvie is bored out of her brain. Reluctantly attending the school dance at Levy Castle, Alice sneaks away from the party to do some snooping while Iris gets close to Cole. But when she pushes open the door to what was once Charles Levy’s study, she quite literally falls onto her next case…
They are back! After solving a murder that shocked Castle Cove a few months back, seventeen-year-old Iris and Alice are trying to lead a normal life and do the things that teenagers usually do, like attending a school dance. Except that murder seems to be following them. While Alice is exploring Levy Castle, where the dance is being held and where more than 50 years earlier young actress Mona Moody (accidentally?) died, she stumbles upon the scene of a brutal attack: Rebecca Kennedy and Helen Park had been fighting just a few minutes earlier, and now Rebecca is on the floor bleeding and unconscious while Helen is holding a bloodied letter opener. A weather alert makes it also difficult for emergencies to arrive, so Alice and Iris channel their inner Agatha Christie and get to work to figure out what happened.
I am a huge fan of this series. Iris and Alice use their knowledge of Agatha Christie’s novels and the methods of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to solve the cases the police isn’t able to, often finding themselves in trouble with the law for trespassing on property or keeping evidence. In this case, they are not entirely convinced that Helen is the attacker and, as their investigation deepens, it seems to be linked to what happened to Mona Moody half a century earlier.
The story is told from the perspective of both Alice and Iris. These two characters couldn’t be more opposite, but they are linked by a very deep friendship. Alice comes from a wealthy and influential family. She has a strained relationship with her parents who have ignored her for most of her life and she’s been raised by her nanny Brenda. Once a member of the cool kids in school, following the events of the first book, The Agathas, she’s found new and more loyal friends with Iris and the Zoners. On the other hand, Iris comes from a financially struggling family and works after school. She lives with her mother after she sent her father to jail and she’s still haunted by her violent past.
The Night In Question is a gripping and fun novel and I enjoyed seeing how the characters have evolved. I can’t wait for their next adventure!
A huge thank you to Rock the Boat and NetGalley for providing me with a proof of the novel.
Liz Lawson is the author of The Lucky Ones, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020, and the New York Times bestselling YA thriller The Agathas which she co-wrote with NYT Bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow. She lives outside of Washington DC with her family and two cats.
Kathleen Glasgow is the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends with the Dark and has been published in 26 countries. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, where she works in an office by day and spins stories by night. You can find her on Twitter @kathglasgow, on Instagram as @misskathleenglasgow or on her website kathleenglasgowbooks.com.
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