Well that was unexpectedly enjoyable. I chose it recognising the name of the author and liking the title. I didn’t read the blurb but it was a really good read. A light hearted murder mystery so to speak, a who dunnit with some extremely serious issues thrown in alongside the main plot and yet enjoyable and on the few occasions funny in a dry wit type of way. My favourite being “Joshua Jackson”. IYKYK. I was definitely be recommending this book to everyone and I will now be looking out for Katy’s next release.

Thank you NetGalley, Katy Brand and the publishers for the opportunity to read this in return for an honest review.

I loved How to Kill Men and Get Away With It, well…, The murder After The night Before was even better!!

Oh Molly!!!!
After a Christmas works do, Molly wakes up next to a man she has no idea who he is, her day gets even worse from then on!
Molly is a great character and lots of twists and turns throughout the book. I binge read it, hard to put down.
Quite dark in places and certainly makes you think about how online content and perceptions of people.
I cannot wait to read what Katy Brent brings out next a definite go to author for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and HQ for a copy of this book.

Thank you to #NetGalley for this ARC.

Loved this. Maybe even more than her Brent's first book "How to kill men and get away with it".

What's stuck with me the most since reading this story is how unrelentingly sad it is. It is sometimes quite funny too, but at it's core it is about a young and lonely woman who goes through a heartbreaking loss. The mystery aspect of the novel is quite farfetched, but where many a story never acknowledges its own farfetchedness - this one actually uses how strange the plot is as one of its core features.

Brent's first book is more of an outright wild ride, and while this one has the same humour and some of the same strangeness it feels more grounded. It's a bit like if "How to Kill Men and Get Away with It" was a person, she has now grown up and is trying to be like everyone else.

Main character Molly embodies much of what it is like being a young woman today, and does it in a way that resonates with me on a personal level. I see myself and people I know in the characters, and even though we don't have murder mysteries to solve, or a video of us being sexually assaulted online(...), I feel for us. Being an adult is HARD.

Thank you so much Katy Brent - already looking forward to whatever you read next!

This was enjoyable. I was definitely missing the spark I got from reading Brent’s other book.

There were a few things I didn’t love. The story was semi predictable, and everyone was either a total asshole or severely incompetent which made the plot line seem unbelievable. Also, the main character has total and complete trust in another character that doesn’t really make sense.

I did like the twist at the end with her dad and also I loved her happy ending. It was well deserved.

I have no bad words to say about this book. Katy Brent is a new to me author and I got this on ARC so thank you to @netgalley and @but_katy_did_it for this beauty!

I was hooked. I read this in 3 sittings. I couldn't wait to read more but was gutted when it had finished. I am very proud of myself for figuring out 2 of the twists very early on but to be honest this was bloody full of them!!!

The humour in the opening chapter alone killed me off (sorry bad choice of words given the theme haha) but also the way this book deals with grief and shame and anxiety is absolutely brilliant!

Love a bit of civilian detective work. Finally a 5 star thriller!!!! Excuse me while I go and get her other book immediately!!

Another great read from Katy Brent, author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (which I also really enjoyed), in this novel we’re following Molly Monroe, who wakes up one morning with an almighty hangover – but things get a lot worse as she realises her flatmate is dead. It seems Posey died accidentally in the bath, but Molly isn’t so sure…

I really liked the characterisation in this novel. Molly is good fun, likeable and entertaining. She may cock up sometimes but at heart she is a good person. I liked her investigation into what happened to Posey – it slowly unfurls as you discover more about what Posey might have been caught up in, and there are some satisfying twists (though one twist I saw coming from a mile off… but it was still good fun!)

This novel has plenty of dark humour, and although it touches on some serious topics, I think it deals with them well. I liked the ending and felt the novel stood out amongst other similar books in the same genre.

I really enjoyed The Murder After the Night Before and would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun, fast-paced, and mysterious read.

After Molly goes viral after a work Christmas Party, she wakes up to find her best friend, Posey, dead. To discover who killed her, Molly must solve the missing person’s case, Posey has been working on, to find out the truth.

This book was addictive and so easy to read. From its cover, I thought it looked fun and light. Whilst it had its lighter moments, once I started reading, I was surprised at the presence of the points Katy Brent made around misogyny, not just in the media and justice system but wider society. It made me angry. The author does a great job at balancing the heaviness of the themes with the pace of the story. A definite must-read.

I loved this book. It’s like a funny murder mystery of who killed Posey Porter. There were so many twists and turns in this book and so many possible suspects almost reminded me a bit of midsummer murders in that respect lol. Everytime I thought I knew who had done it, it couldn’t have been them, really kept me on my toes and I just couldn’t put it down!!

I’ve received this as an ARC to review with my honest opinion. I wanted to read this book because I read and loved her first book, How to Kill Men and Get Away With It. Thank you to @NetGalley and the publisher for giving me this opportunity.

Molly woke up shit faced and had a strange man in her bed and had gone viral for all the wrong reasons. Whilst still in a tailspin dealing with that, she discovered her best friend murdered. They think it’s an accident but Molly thinks murder. She has to find answers! How to Kill Men and Get Away With It was one of my favorite books last year and this one isn’t too far behind it. It’s laugh out loud funny with its dark humor while also having you feel what this poor girl is feeling. It’s very relatable as a woman in this day and age.
This story is about the manipulation and pull the wealthy, the power of social media and how a short clip of you doing something regrettable when drunk could have dangerous repercussions. It was very fast paced and gripped me right from the start. The twists and turns were pretty unpredictable and I appreciate that in a murder mystery. I was constantly trying to figure it out and just when I thought I had, nope, another puzzle piece was thrown at me taking the story in another direction. Everytime I thought I figured it out, I was wrong and that very refreshing because I’m usually very good at figuring out who dun it! That twist at the ending was a definite shocker! I highly recommend to all of my thriller loving friends. You won’t be disappointed!

I've read Katy Brent's "How To Kill Men And Get Away With It" and absolutely loved the dark humour in her writing. Her new novel "The Murder After the Night Before" is every bit as dark with the perfect amount of humour to balance out the raw emotions of the plot.

I tore threw this book in 2 afternoons, which is quite something for me. The plot completely reeled me in from the first chapter and I just had to get to the end to find out what happened to Molly and Posey and why. I felt so connected to these characters it was almost like I was right there in the thick of it.

I loved that this story was part thriller, mixed with murder mystery and comedy. Katy is a talented writer to pull off balancing this mix of genres and still making this a credible story. The social media aspect of the plot made the book relatable and relevant. It's easy to see how these things can quickly spiral out of control.

All in all I thought this was an entertaining and gripping read. I can't wait to see what Katy Brent will bring us next but I will definitely be first in line to read it.

Thank you to @HQStories and @netgalley for providing me with an ARC to read and review.

It's been a while since I've read something so laugh-out-loud funny whilst being incredibly contemporary in its stance towards women.

Brent is a sensational storyteller with a vibe that keeps you wanting more.

Holly Jackson meets Sophie Kinsella. It was a shame to have finished it.

My expectations were really high as her previous novel was so good and this one did not disappoint. Molly wakes up with a stranger in her bed and a starring row in a national "scandal". To rub salt in the wound her best friend/flatmate has also been found dead by her.
And so begins this dark twisted mystery which drew me in completely

If you suffer from hangxiety read this book because at least you’ve never done THAT on a night out ! After reading her first book ‘How to kill men and get away with it’ I knew I wanted to read more from this author and this book did not disappoint! This book is a dark humorous twisty murder mystery that you won’t be able to put down it had me gripped right to the very last page !

Thanks to NetGalley for the arc! The murder after the night before is out February 2024

Milly Monroe wakes up with the hangover from hell, a stranger in her bed and she’s gone viral for the worst reasons. She has no memory at all and to top it off, her best friend is dead. The police say it was a tragic accident but Molly is determined to find out the truth. It’s a fast paced read and you find yourself going through all the emotions with Molly’s character. She’s brash, funny, annoying but also addictive. Dark humour with a twisty murder plot, I would rate this book 4 stars. Thank you to NetGalley, HQ and the author for the chance to review.

Absolutely loved this book - was hooked from the start! It is filled with twists, suspense and humour! It had me guessing all throughout who it could be! Highly recommend!

Molly wakes to find a strange man in her bed, then sees a trending video of her being sexually abused, then finds her flatmate dead. Busy night before! Molly, 33, is a writer on a pre-teen magazine based in London, and last night was the staff Christmas party. She got drunk and emotional and more drunk after which it’s all a blank. At some point, and at some place, she was filmed in a seriously compromising position with an unidentifiable man. The video is now on Twitter, her reputation is in shreds, and she’s on ‘sick’ leave while her bosses consider her position. The strange man in her bed, Jack, seems to be a good Samaritan who found her collapsed in Vauxhall, taxied her home, and stayed in case she became ill while unconscious. Evidence for this is that she woke up fully clothed and so did he. Molly, of course, has no memory of any of these events.
She needs to talk everything through with her flatmate, and best friend since Uni, Poesy, also a journalist although in her case a rising star reporter of the investigative kind working for a prestigious national daily. But Poesy isn’t responding to phone calls or messages. Hoping to find some clue as to her whereabouts, Molly goes into Poesy’s part of the flat and finds her drowned in the bath. The police rule this as an accidental death, due to her falling asleep having consumed a bottle of wine. Molly suspects otherwise, but who will trust the views of the slut on the video? Poesy was working on the unsolved case of a fifteen-year-old girl who had disappeared a year ago, but who is believed to be OK despite no sightings and an apparent conspiracy to close down every attempt to trace her. Molly attempts to retrace this investigation, which she feels sure is the reason Poesy was murdered. For someone in Molly’s current mental state – anxious, grieving, border-line alcoholic – this is not a very smart idea, but then she isn’t behaving in a very smart way about anything. For example, who the Hell is Jack and why does she keep asking him to help?
This is a classic murder-mystery story – amateur investigator with a troubled background, police don’t believe there was a murder, conspiracy of silence, small number of suspects – but an above average example, with three crimes – the sexual assault, the murder and the disappearance – intermixed. Another positive is the writing style, which is blackly comedic, with Molly inclined to stumble, rather than methodically step, through events and discoveries. The plot unrolls very rapidly (this is a fast read) and seems somewhat erratic, but this is because Molly is erratic. Appreciating this, the plot is quite clever and the reveals (they aren’t really twists) are well managed. Late on we get a lot of background about Molly which casts a fresh light on why she is such a psychological and social mess. In most standard stories of this type we would get the detailed background drip fed throughout, so this strikes me as quite a bold act on the part of the author. Overall, I really enjoyed this book, despite being completely not in the demographic of the characters or the likely target audience. Getting an insight into that life-style was fun. There are a couple of flaws in the mechanics, but they didn’t interfere and will probably not be noticed by most readers. Being picky that has to be recognised in the rating, but I still get 4.5 which rounds to 5.

I would like to thank Netgalley and HQ for an advance copy of The Murder After the Night Before, a stand-alone set in London.

Molly Monroe wakes up with a hangover, no memory of the night before and a strange man in her bed. That’s before she learns that she has gone viral and not in a good way and finds the body of her best friend and flatmate, Posey Parker.

The Murder After the Night Before is an interesting read, even if I’m not the target audience, being too old and unadventurous nowadays. It has a modern day heroine with a nice touch in humour, a good crime story and some biting digs about social media and influence peddling in general.

I like the way the story gradually unfolds both in terms of Molly’s investigation into Posey’s death (she is the only one who thinks the death is murder rather than an accident) and her personal development where she gradually comes to terms with her past and her failings. Molly has a drink problem and low self esteem, but the reasons for this are not revealed until the end. She and her lifestyle are easy to identify with but not so much with some of her less smart decisions. Still, she’s fun and the recapturing of her reputation is karma of the highest order.

I don’t want to discuss the plot too much as it involves Molly carrying on Posey’s work. There are thrills and twists to the story and it held my interest throughout. Molly is like a terrier with it and the reader lives all the highs and lows with her, like how she gets into a locked phone, which is clever but very dark and made me laugh.

The Murder After the Night Before is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

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Thank you to @NetGalley, the publishers and the author @but_katy_did_it for the advanced copy of ‘The Murder After the Night Before’ ahead of publication on 1st February. I absolutely loved Katy’s first book which I was lucky enough to receive in 2022 and I loved this just as much.

Molly Monroe is our heroine and after a night out and an ill-advised episode on the streets of London, she goes viral. Molly is devastated by what she has done whilst extremely drunk and wants some advice and sympathy from her best friend and flatmate Posey. But Posey is dead in the bath and Molly finds herself at the centre of an investigation into Posey’s death and also very much embroiled in Posey’s discoveries about a missing girl.

Katy’s writing is full of emotion - there are twists and turns, clear social commentary on misogynist behaviour, abuse and media usage. It is an absolute page-turner - at times darkly humorous and an ending which makes the jaw drop.


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Molly Monroe had a night to absolutely not remember. And she doesn't. Not much, anyway. She wakes up with a massive hangover and a strange guy in her bed. By the end of the day, she's internet-infamous and involved in a death that only she believes in suspicious. In trying to solve the mystery of one death, she unravels stories of a missing girl, a dark-web conspiracy theory, and a murder-suicide.

The Murder After the Night Before is a novel that definitely keeps you guessing -- and when you think you've figured it out, you haven't...completely. Molly's character and situation keep you reading, though her character can get a little frustrating at times. The pacing of the novel slows a bit in the middle and the information we're given in a lump-sum at the end were things I feel like the story would have been richer for telling us as it went, but it's a good story that is going to keep you trying to figure it out until the end.

Molly Monroe is a Viral Slut-sation, the definition of an adulting mess and investigating the death of her friend with copious amounts of white wine and I'm living for it.

I had such high expectations for this book after being such a fan of How To Kill Men and Get Away With It and it did NOT disappoint. There was so much that I didn't even anticipate and there were so many twists and turns that just built upon the mystery. This book left you guessing until the very end and it was so intriguing that I couldn't put it down. What I love about Katy Brent is that her writing is based in London so I can place myself in the settings and feel comfortable as I settle into the shoes of her characters. Although I don't feel it was necessarily intentional, one of the most british things about this book was the sheer volume of tea that was consumed by the characters no matter the reason there was always a tea brewing.

Molly Monroe was a character who you couldn't not fall in love with, she was so real and she was relatable for so many different reasons. I loved seeing her character arc and how she transformed herself throughout the book and became the woman she was in the end.

One thing I love about a thriller is that you are always left guessing and that you can never truly know the story until the very last page. Katy Brent's books fit into this so well but they still remain lighthearted and they are definitely thrillers set in the harsh light of day. This book although focusing on dark topics was able to counter this with humour and comic relief and left you feeling as though there was no one left you could trust. I was so caught up with the story that I didn't even notice the passing of hours until I was finished. There were so many tangled threads in this book and it was so addictive watching Molly attempt to unravel them whilst downing Baileys and wine and a ridiculous amount of tea.

Getting to the end of the book allowed the reader to truly understand Molly as a character and I was already in love with her as a Main Character by this point but it was so revealing to discover her backstory and how this played into the character she had become. Whilst the book didn't take the direction I had expected I was not upset by the path it did go down. I loved the social media tie-bits that were at the start of each chapter and how the world was viewing Molly and how this was gave the reader insight to a very difficult topic and the views of people and how damaging social media can be under certain circumstances but also the power that social media can play.

Overall, I couldn't put this book down and would highly recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for a mystery and lovable mess of a main character. it was everything that I needed it to be and so much more.