This was an interesting take on the unlikely detective! I love me some oldsters ferreting out the truth when everyone underestimates them. This was my 1st book by Susan Fletcher but will not be my last, I am adding her books to my TBR!

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This book has 4.3-4.5 rating overall, and you may love it. I really wanted to like this book. It was a step into a genre I have not really dipped into much. Jenny Funnell’s narration was so wonderful, but the story just wasn’t grabbing me. There was so much that I wanted to question right along side Florrie and find the truth. But I also struggled to connect with her character. I was fortunate to win an advanced reader copy from the Greater Charlotte Book Crawl back in April, and will try to find a reader who will love this book.

Florrie, at the age of 87, believes life has no more surprises or fun experiences left for her. Until, one day an accident happens at Babbington Hall. She is convinced it wasn’t an accident at all though. Her friend, Renata, was happy and newly in love! Why would she kill herself. Florrie begins the investigation to find out who may have killed her.

So grateful for the opportunity to access the advance listener copy of The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher. @netgalley

This was such a unique and great book. It is rare that a protagonist is late-in-life, but this one really grabs and holds your attention the entire time. This book is a recipe of how to entertain readers and keep them hooked! Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a copy of this book for an honest review.

The cover definitely grabbed my attention, and I was excited to read this mystery and description of love and friendship. It was captivating and i love a story with an amateur sleuth.

Florrie is an 87-year-old who has just moved into in a care home, and has quite the past. This was a character driven story, and I loved the characters we meet as Florrie adjusts to living at the care home. I thought the audio narration was great and would recommend this format.

*many thanks to Dreamscape and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

The Night in Question is not an action-packed thriller, but a slow-burn, character driven mystery. This is one that you just sit with for a while and get to know Florrie as she not only investigates a possible attempted murder at her residence, but also comes to terms with her past.

I liked that her memories were framed around her different experiences with love and the reflections of her life experiences that came with those relationships. Florrie's life is really the focus of this book, and the mystery gives Florrie the opportunity to reflect on her experiences.

I think readers who come in with an open mind will really enjoy Florrie's story.

I picked this up because the blurb said "for fans of A Man Called Ove", which was a book I loved. I didn't feel the same about this one. I feel like this could have been good and clever, but it was so slow and long. I just could not get into it and had to force myself to read it. The narrator did a great job telling the story.

I am far and away an outlier here but The Night in Question was a DNF for me. I hate when there is a past “terrible thing” that is constantly referred to but the reader is left in the dark for most of the book. Since I had an ebook version also, I searched the relevant terms to find that the big reveal wasn’t until the third to last chapter. For that reason, I am out.

I was hoping for something in the vein of A Man Called Ove or The Thursday Murder Club but the characters were too unmemorable and the pacing too slow to comp either of those.

Thanks to Netgalley, author Susan Fletcher, and Dreamscape publishers for the opportunity to advance listen to The Night in Question.
Narration was excellent.
A positive outlook in life after many sorrows. A mystery intertwined with friendships, feistiness, power of forgiveness.
Slow paced at times but enjoyable

I just could not get into this story, although the writing in lovely. Might just be a place and time thing and I need to pick it up again in the future.

I really enjoyed what Susan Fletcher did with this book. The stories all interviewed wonderfully and were very heartfelt. The writing was beautiful!

this book just wasn't for me. i don't know it if was me or the book. but sometimes books and people just don't click. this is just one of them. i recommend you read this book for your self.

Thank you Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for a free copy of the audiobook.

A cozy mystery with an endearing main character. Two sudden deaths at the retirement home where Florrie Butterfield lives has her suspicious—were these accidents or was there a crime. Diving into solving this mystery, Florrie finds herself reflecting on her full life, the joys, sorrows, and everything in between.

I loved how real the characters, especially Florrie seemed, even though she lived a fantastical life. I enjoyed finding out more about her as she looked to her past to help cope with the present day.

Loved the narrator! She did a great job differentiating the voices for each character.

Thank you to #NetGalley, #Dreamscape, and #SusanFletcher for the advance audiobook version of this work.

Set in the seemingly quiet place of simple living - Babbington Hall assisted living facility, this book is far from simple. Fletcher did a beautiful job of developing complex characters who were interesting, complex, and for the most part, likable. Their lives are full of stories, stories that I would have enjoyed hearing more about, but the little snippets shared within the pages of the book added tidbits into their pasts and helped provide more insight into each of them. Fletcher did a great job of peeling back layers of her characters as the story unfolded, all while keeping the readers guessing about what or who has caused the death of one resident and the terrible accident of another, right on Babbington's premises.

For me, this was an enjoyable read!

Florrie Butterfield—eighty-seven, one-legged, and of cheerful disposition—believes there can't be any more adventures or surprises in life to experience. Yet one midsummer’s evening, there’s an ‘accident’ at Babbington Hall. Is she, in fact, living alongside a potential murderer? With the help of her new friend, Stanhope, Florrie is forced to look back into her own past, to learn the truth.

I’ve found so many amazing books featuring older main characters lately, and this was no exception. Florrie was truly a star; vibrant, sharp and smart. She knew something was wrong and followed her own gut instinct to play sleuth!

The audiobook was so fun to listen to. Florrie’s cheekiness came through loud and clear. While Florrie was not perfect, she was truly likeable and relatable to an extent.

I love that this book reminds us that it’s never too late to make new friends, and to have the life we’ve always dreamed of! I really hope to see Florrie again in the future. Sequel, perhaps?

I started this one a few times and each time I got really bogged down by the extra details and plot points. I'm unsure how they'll all connect and don't feel like I will finish this.

The coziest of cozy mysteries—murder comes to assisted living with plenty of delightfully awful twists. Just as in real life, all is not as it seems, malice has motivation, sweet comes with a helping of bitter. The narrator does a beautiful job of conveying all the moods of the story—from light to dark and in between. She brings the characters to life, regardless of age, gender, nationality—but most especially the main character. If you are not in love with octogenarian, accidental detective Florrie Butterfield by the end of this book, well did you really read it?

This book grew on me! At first the setting and main character put me off, but it was wondering learning about Flory's backstory and growing to understand her as a person. She is a strong main character and has such a big personality. The mystery was well developed as well! I will recommend this to any of my friends who enjoy a mystery.

The Night in Question is a lovely character sketch of the experience, knowledge, love and continued desire to experience life at its fullest. Florrie is one-legged, 87, living in a care home primarily due to her disability and she has a lot more life to live and an outlook all of us on the aging curve could do well to emulate. More than one of the residents has secrets. One man died recently in a fall and now... there's another death. As Florrie puts her mind to these accidents in a place where death is expected for all sooner rather than later, she thinks about her life, her regrets, her travel, her choices and -- her secret.

I very much enjoyed the audio version of this.

This book is sneaky, because you think it's about a mystery two older residents in a home decide to investigate, but it's really a celebration love and life. What I truly loved was how relatable Florrie was. I'm not an 87-year-old woman in a wheelchair in a care home, but some of the remarks Florrie made were eloquent observations I myself have struggled with and pondered as my life's measure has a lot more behind me than to come. Particularly, Florrie has a habit of forgetting her age and physical limitations, and she says she doesn't understand how her situation is possible because in her head, she's still a young woman with hopes and dreams. It's touching. And I was very moved by the idea of a younger woman asking an older woman for her story of the loves in her life. How sweet and amazing is that?! When is the last time you asked someone many decades older than you to tell you about the most important elements of their existence? And what would you say if asked? It is such a meaningful way to connect and know someone. So I loved that part of the plot. Florrie was a great character, and getting to know her story was lovely, particularly her friendship with Pinky.

But wait, there's more! This is a murder mystery, too, where Florrie and Stanhope suspect foul play and conduct an unofficial investigation, while also starting their own love story so late in life.

Strangely, it was slow in hooking me. I had to stop and walk away a few times, then start again, because it didn't hold my attention. I'm glad I pushed past that and completed the book because the story is great.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this eARC.

📚 Susan Fletcher’s “The Night in Question” is a lyrical and emotionally engaging novel that weaves mystery, wisdom, and forgiveness into its fabric. Set against the backdrop of Babbington Hall, this book invites readers to explore love, friendship, and the power of second chances.

Eighty-seven-year-old Florrie Butterfield, one-legged and of cheerful disposition, believes her adventures are over. But one midsummer’s evening, an accident at Babbington Hall shakes her world. Is it truly an accident, or is she living alongside a potential murderer? As Florrie seeks the truth, she reflects on her own life, confronting passions, regrets, and a long-buried secret.

“The Night in Question” is a gripping literary whodunit and a heartwarming exploration of human resilience. Susan Fletcher’s prose is tender, and her characters come alive. The central mystery keeps readers guessing, while the lessons about forgiveness resonate deeply. This uplifting novel is a delightful surprise that lingers long after the final page.

For fans of moving fiction and late-in-life second chances, this unputdownable book delivers. If you enjoyed Fredrik Backman’s “A Man Called Ove” or Rachel Joyce’s “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,” you’ll adore this gem.

Remember, sometimes the most unexpected adventures await us in the twilight hours. 🌙✨