The Night in Question was a great sequel to The Agathas. The novel is fast paced and switches between Alice and Iris’s POVs. Again, their small town has a crime committed against one of their high school peers and the girls, distrustful of Detective Thompson’s abilities, set their mind to finding the culprit and solving the mystery. The main complaint I had with the book was that there were too many references to things that happened in the first book that I couldn’t recall. Overall though it was a great read, similar in pace and tone to the first book.

This is another strong outing from this collaboration of authors. I did not enjoy it as much as the first one, but will still recommend it and I look foreard to seeing how these characters will develop as the series progesses,

I loved this second book almost as much as the first, with one exception--I couldn't believe Raj was able to get away with giving them all that inside information without getting caught or getting in trouble!

Besides that, I loved this! The previous book ended up with a big question about the Hollywood Starlet, Mona Moody, so I've been anxiously waiting for this second book. I loved how the beginning started out with a vicious attack in the castle where Mona Moody lived and how Iris and Alice end up being drawn into solving the mystery because the police clearly aren't looking past the obvious. I'm a huge fan of Agatha Christie, making this book a lot of fun, but I like that although Iris and Alice have become best friends, their very different backgrounds mean they have a lot of growth to do (especially Alice) when it comes to their friendship. I loved trying to figure out who the culprit was (it was pretty evident based on all the clues), but I particularly loved how they connected the mystery of the past and present. This all led to a satisfying conclusion, and I am very hopeful that there will be a third book in this series!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was so excited to see the second book of this series being based on a 1940’s movie star!! I’m absolutely obsessed with the Agatha Christie theme the authors are sticking with throughout the books! I do feel like the girls have not really evolved themselves because they still seem to be stuck with making sure they have control of everything but I do like that their relationships with others evolved tremendously! I really hope the authors continue on because this is definitely movie worthy!!

Another great mystery from YA crime queens Glasgow and Lawson!

When an attack is perpetrated at the High School Annual Sadie Hawkins dance, the past and present converge and lead Alice and Iris on a spiraling Maze of death, riches and coverups.

I absolutely love Liz and Kathleen's writing in this series. Each writes from one of the MC's perspectives, so there are unique voices to each character. This leads to hillarious sequences and brilliant character growth as they push one another to take their character in a direction (falling out of a tree house? Classic).

The books in the Agathas series really DO seem Christie-esque... with massive casts of characters, red herrings swimming all over, and often times multiple threads of the story spinning out on the page. I'd recommend these to readers of any age that love mystery!

My only critique? The ending... but you have to read it to find out why!

My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I loved this book! After I loved the first book in this series, I absolutely needed to read the second book, so I was thrilled to be accepted for an advance copy. I loved this one just as much as the original. We got all of our favorite original characters returning, plus a few extras, AND two mysteries, set several decades apart. This book was nothing short of a masterpiece. One star taken off because it was slightly convoluted and hard to follow in some places.

The girls are back with a double mystery! One from the past and one from the present.

You get all the best things from The Agathas - unlikely friendship, mystery, hijinks, teens being more competent than police - along with these two intriguing murders.

Did I figure out the solution to one? Yes. Was it an accident that I figured it out? Yes. The clue I solved it with was actual not meant to be interpreted in the way I interpreted it, but hey! It got me there! 😅

I did like book one a smidge more, but this was still amazing!

In The Agathas, we are introduced to Alice Ogilvie, an Agatha Christie loving, formerly popular, high schooler who once disappeared for five days; and Iris Adams, her tutor and fellow high schooler, who has never been popular and never had the opportunity to disappear.

When Alice’s ex-best friend disappears, and Alice’s ex-boyfriend is accused, Alice decides to take matters into her own hands, and along with Iris and Iris’ group of friends, dives into a mystery that may be her undoing.



In The Night in Question, Alice and Iris are back, and this time Alice is looking into the death of a movie star from decades ago. But then one of her ex-friends is terribly injured and her other ex-friend suspected, and Iris and Alice are on the case.



I absolutely loved these books. Alice and Iris are relatable, complex, captivating characters, and the cast of supporting characters is great as well. There’s humor, and suspense, and real thrills, and the mysteries are full of twists and turns that always had me guessing and quickly turning pages. I highly recommend these books.

I loved The Night in Question so much! The plot was so interesting and I couldn’t help but love Alice and Iris more. Overall, this book kept my interest the whole entire time. Kathleen and Liz have mastered the YA murder/mystery genre. I really hope book 3 is in the world! I will read anything they write.

I reach for YA fiction when I'm in need of an escapist read. I've been waiting for The Night in Question - the second 'Agathas' book from Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson.

The first book (The Agathas) was so much fun to read, relive my teenage angst, and provided a nice murder mystery to try and solve before the final pages. (I love channeling my inner Nancy Drew). But it's Agatha Christie that is the inspiration for our lead characters Alice and Iris, and the rest of their cadre. WWAC do? The Castle Cove police are sloppy and take the easy way to a closed case. So our amateur investigators employ their own methods of detection.

This time 'round, the body is found at a school dance that was held at the home of a wealthy local family. The problem is that there's at least 150 possible murderers. The mansion is also the home to a historic murder that had a questionable resolution. Again, Glasgow and Lawson have created a'not so easy to solve' case. There's many a red herring on that garden path to the last chapters. Every time I thought I had sussed out the whodunit, a new piece of evidence changed my guess.

Take the time to read the quotes at the top of each new chapters. Some are from Agatha Christie and some are from a 1940's film star. Each one ties into the chapter it heads.

The characters are so well done and readers will be drawn to them. (Iris is my fave) The authors have really captured the teen vibe in terms of dialogue, actions, emotions and life in general. The setting is well described and easy to imagine. (Yup, a bit of a Riverdale feel) The murder is cunningly crafted and not easily solved. Loved it all!

And my fingers are crossed - I hope there's a third book!

Iris Adams and Alice Ogilvie. Name a better duo?! The Agatha’s series are the best books I’ve read in a long time. You’ll fall in love with iris’s sarcasm and Alice’s wit. They are two opposites who became bestfriends while solving mysteries in castle cove. This book follows iris and Alice with the help of the zoners attempting to uncover the truth of the attempted murder on a local teen. I loved everything about this, it’s better than the first book.

The first book in The Agathas series introduced an unsolved Castle Cove mystery involving a film star named Mona Moody. I love that this second book explores more of what happened to her.

I enjoyed the number of female characters and the scenes connecting them with one another. It felt natural– I didn’t even notice until looking back at the end of the book. But there are a lot of female characters and a lot of scenes showing connections between them. Female characters are also very often the ones making the bold moves at the forefront of the story.

At the beginning of the story, I struggled a little bit with Alice’s negativity. She’s been estranged from her old friend group and feels pretty hostile toward them. She has some pretty unflattering thoughts about them, and after a while, it started to feel pretty mean. At one point, she finds an unconscious girl who’s been severely injured, and instead of caring that she could die without help, she rushes off after a potential suspect. I think the idea was that she’s kind of an impulsive person who can get laser-focused on one thing and sort of ignore everything else. And that makes some sense, but it felt kind of cold to me.

Iris’s empathy and vulnerability balanced out my feelings about Alice, though. And as the story progressed, Alice warmed and experienced some vulnerability of her own. I enjoyed the relationship between them quite a bit.

I’m not a super experienced mystery reader, but I thought the pacing of the mystery here was excellent. I’ve read books where the last few chapters wind up the story in a mad rush that leaves me feeling dizzy. None of that here. The elements came together in ways that raised the intensity without making me feel overwhelmed by the speed at which things unfolded. All in all, I thought it was very nicely done.

Would I continue this series? Absolutely. I really enjoyed this one and how it tied together past and present.

Another fantastic book in The Agatha’s series! I loved diving back into the town of Castle Cove and solving mysteries with Iris and Alice. I really enjoyed the older mystery mixed in with the current mystery. We’ll written and highly enjoyable! I can not wait for more books in this series!

Alice and Iris are back! This time they are caught up in an attack/attempted murder while they are attending a school dance and to clear a friend's name they must do some detective work. This was a very enjoyable Agatha Christie-esque read. There were so many things left open in the end, I can't wait for a book 3!

When I was a kid I loved The Nancy Drew books this series reminds me a lot of those books. Part light and breezy and part intriguing mystery. There's much to love here. The chemistry between friends Alice and Iris is delightful. The writing is gorgeous. And the plot fast paced. Loved the Agatha Christie references. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this

I loved The Agathas, and I loved The Night in Question. It contains a solid mystery, a fun side mystery, and lots of great literary moments woven in. I think this series has the potential to get younger readers invested in Agatha Christie and other mystery authors, which really excites me. I hope there is a book 3!



I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

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.

The Agatha's are back! After Iris and Alice showed up the Castle Cove police department and bumbled their way through the murder investigation of Alice's friend, Brooke Donovan, they have decided to take on solving another crime. A nother one of Alice's old friends has been attacked, and again the Castle Cove PD is taking the easy way out, not actually solving the crime, but chosing the path of least resistance. Alice and Iris have to look back through the past murder of Mona Moody to solve the recent attempt on Kennedy's life.

I really like how opposite these two are. I enjoy their relationship and I am looking forward to more.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a wonderful sequel to The Agatha’s. I truly enjoyed the references to Agatha Christie’s books and the cast of characters are such fun to hang with. I look forward to the possibility of future books. I recommend this book to everyone whether they have read the first book or not.

I loved The Agathas and was excited to see another book with the same characters. This is a great YA mystery series (I'm hoping there will be a #3 and beyond...) with a crime-solving duo that echo Nancy Drew and of course the characters in Agatha Christie's books. Just like the first novel, there were plenty of improbable circumstances, but it's fun and kept me guessing all the way to the end. It's a series that I'm happy to recommend to my students.