The Night in Question is out now...right down the way ...at the local Walmart.
Easy, accessible...and they have the first book in the series as well (The Agathas). Don't miss this gem. I don't know how I ever did. One of my favorite reads of the year.

It's got Nancy Dreq-esque vibes - but updated along the lines of Veronica Mars. Perfect mystery vibes and a fast paced read for summer. I could not put this down once I started.

We've got Alice...and we got Iris. And they just fall right into a murder AGAIN. Apparently this is a habit for them. This time there's secret passages and Alice stumbles right upon the murder suspect, murder weapon in hand.
Just like a game of clue...its Park in the study with the knife. Or is it?!

But these sleuths know there is more to the story....both the current murder and solving the mystery behind a past celebrity murder in the castle. I love all the locations, all the parents, the friendships. Most importantly I feel like the conflicts between friends and family members just seem genuine for problems and emotions at that age.

The only negative was that this book, somewhat gives away the ending in book one. I wish they just eluded to the ending of the previous book without giving away who-dun-it.

Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for giving me the ARC. I had to go out and buy The Agathas (the first in the series) - which I am reading right now, even though I know the ending. Which should tell you how great this book is...that I want to read a book where I KNOW who-dun-it. Kathleen Glasgow and Lix Lawson I hope you have another one coming out soon!

Full Review at tayarunsandreads.com

This is the second book in the series (if you didn’t catch that from the title of my post). I think I might have missed out a bit from not reading the first but not enough that the book was hard to follow. I did google for a summary of what happened in the first book, since I don’t think I will go back and read it.

This had a lot of plot for being a Teen/YA book. There were two mysteries that were threaded throughout the story. One taking place in the present day with a teenager that was stabbed at a school dance and the other with a famous actress that had fallen off a balcony to her death from the place the dance was held decades earlier. Alice, a rich, self centered and Iris, smart, not as privileged have their bits of drama weaved into the story and their immaturity in some situations bring a touch of authenticity to the situations.

The Night in Question was an easy read where high schoolers take on the roles of detectives, inspired by the works of Agatha Christie. Set in a small town plagued by puzzling crimes, this book combines youthful ambition, flawed law enforcement, and a deep love for the mystery genre. The ending tied those threads together and made for a great story.

Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams are unlikely partners in crime solving but they solve mysteries no one else can. Brook Donovan's death shocked the whole town but that wasn't the only secret the town holds. Glassgow and Lawson have an intuitive sense of writing and making Agatha Christie's mysteries relevant for young readers. Alice and Iris push the boundaries of young detectives and how their actions can have very lasting effects. This second book goes deeper into the town history and how everyone is connected which gave more depth to the overall story and plot. Yet, this is a little bit of an imbalance to the speed of the plot and the depth sacrificed to keep that speed through out the book. This is felt when the story begins and the reads feels as if they have been dropped in the middle of the story and has to play catch up.

If you enjoy Agatha Christie mysteries and YA fiction, this is the book for you!

This is the second book in the Agathas series and I actually had not read the first one. I was worried this would maybe be confusing for me, but luckily it was not! The characters refer several times to actions that took place in the first book so I pretty much had the entire backstory, which was helpful.

The mysteries within this one were very well-written and I liked how they got to solve two crimes in one. It very much did remind of a Hercule Poirot novel, but with two teen sleuths instead. The only issue I had with this one were the characters relationships. Our two main characters, Alice and Iris, seem almost a bit too catty with one another and it didn't make a lot of sense to me. If they are so close, then why do they not even talk to each other about anything personal? I wish their relationship would've been fostered a bit better to make their friendship more believable.

Very entertaining book. It had some interesting twists and turns but it just needed a little more of something to make it a 5 star.

I think i choose the wrong time to listen to this book but i did really like it!! I enjoyed the mystery and the story but i felt at times the story was harder to follow. I thought the mystery elements had more stakes to them for sure and this book had more consequences and i really liked seeing all the side characters again, def exicted to read more in this series soon!!

This book really just took me for a ride. I loved the build up, the character development, and the writing. I would definitely read more from this author!

This book was just okay.

I honestly didn’t remember what happened in the last book, so I felt lost a lot of the book. That is my fault.

This book reads really young (it is YA and I’m 32 lol) but it was a little annoying how petty the characters were.

I think my younger sister (who is 17 ) would probably really enjoy this one, but I probably won’t read on in the series. Thank you netgalley for a free arc in exchange for a review.

THE NIGHT IN QUESTION by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson (The Agathas) is the second in a mystery series involving two teenage friends, Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams, who frequently channel Agatha Christie and her characters like Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot. In this (overly?) complicated case, Glascow and Lawson have Alice and Iris "trying to solve two mysteries seventy-four years apart." One of their classmates, Rebecca Kennedy, is viciously attacked at a Sadie Hawkins dance at Levy Castle and as they try to prove that another student, Helen Park, is innocent, the would-be detectives learn about the possibility of earlier murders at the same location. Did famous movie stars Mona Moody and Clifford Hayes really die accidentally? Can Alice and Iris (without too much trouble from parents and the authorities) "draw a line from Mona Moody to what happened to Rebecca Kennedy"? There are plenty of clues (and red herrings) in the short, alternately narrated chapters which are "so Agatha Christie: a secret passage, a hidden staircase, sneaking around in the dark with a storm raging outside." 3.5 sars

Thank you NetGalley and author for this ARC!

I enjoyed it a lot! Such a cute book. This book is a fun and flirty romantic comedy. I highly recommend this and will most definitely will be reading again. It did drag on a bit but other than that I enjoyed it.

Interesting read and keeps the reader entertained. Trying to figure out who murdered their friend and is it linked back to a Hollywood starlet who lived a short live herself?

If you have not yet become an "Agathas" fan, this is your 2nd chance to join the club. Theses two young women from opposite sides of the tracks and polar opposite attitudes have joined together to become a very efficient crime solving duo, all while surviving teen drama. At the local Sadie Hawkins dance, they find themselves in the center of the crime as it's happening. They must act quickly to find the suspect, but that's not a problem for these two fans of Agatha Christie as they utilize the lessons learned from the master. The story is entertaining, suspenseful and full of reminders of everyone's worst teenage habits. It is very hard for me to decide if I liked THE AGATHAS or THE NIGHT IN QUESTION better so I'll just recommend that you read both. I'm positive you'll love them too.

Thank you net galley for my arc.
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 forward to seeing how these characters will develop as the series progresses,

great book and I enjoyed the characters growth. Loved the friends and how this all worked out. I enjoyed the characters journey to finding oneself and others. I hope to read more by this author again.

When one of Alice’s ex friends is attacked the night of a dance at Castle Cove, Iris and Adam once again get to work. They dig into the mystery, knowing that if they didn’t and left it to the police instead, an innocent person would be charged and thrown behind bars, the real culprit left to roam the streets. Alice and Iris quickly discover that the past is just as relevant as the present, and that if they don’t manage to crack two mysteries, lives could be ruined.

As with THE AGATHAS, THE NIGHT IN QUESTION was a fun, quick read that had me not wanting to put it down. The characters are lovable and real—especially Alice with her attitude and Iris being the perfect opposite so that they balance each other out. I’m definitely someone who enjoys romance side-plots in books that are some other genre, but in this series I really don’t find myself missing it. There is romance, yes, but I doubt it totals any more than ten pages throughout the entire book, and I really like that. I like how these books focus more on Iris and Alice’s friendship, their ups and downs, and the way they find themselves so intrinsically tied to one another. I love the twists and turns in the plot, how there are multiple shocking revelations that have you going oh my god. It was fun following two different mysteries—and also good research for me—and I really loved how they were woven together. It never felt like too much or too far fetched.

I don’t really have anything negative to say about this book. It didn’t blow my mind, but it didn’t have to. I will say I feel like these books are fairly simple when compared to like TRULY DEVIOUS and I would like for a little bit more complication, a little bit more mind boggling stuff, but honestly 1. It’s not bad that it feels simple to me, purely personal preference, and 2. That’s probably just the part of me that came off writing a dual pov YA mystery that has thoroughly boggled my mind—and not in a good way—and I’m the author!

Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I will be crossing my fingers and eagerly awaiting a third book.

Thank you, Netgalley, for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

(even though I got my preorder in before I picked this up god I need to pick up speed with these arcs.)

I really enjoyed the first book in this series so I was excited to get the opportunity to read and review the second book. For some reason I really struggled with the main characters in this book. They just really annoyed me unlike book one. Setting that aside, the mystery was great. While I enjoyed book one a lot more this was still a 4 star read.

I listened to the audiobook version of this book from my library. I really had fun with this one. I think I prefer the first, but this was a great addition to the story of these unlikely friends. I will definitely be recommending this one.

How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master—Agatha Christie!

I really liked The Agathas, so I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. It did not disappoint. When a teenage girl is beaten and left for dead in a creepy old castle on the night of the Sadie Hawkins Dance, who do you trust to solve the crime - the cops or "The Agathas"? That's right, Alice and Iris are back and up to the old ways.

This was a fun, fast read with lost of twists and turns. It was hard to refresh myself on all the characters and their relationships, but it worked.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

A great sequel! I definitely forgot some of the relationships from the first one, but it slowly came back to me. I usually don't like when books give an entire summary from the one before, but I could have used one here. The mystery was still fun. These poor girls can't catch a break.

Our two favorite Agatha Christie fans and aspiring detectives, Alice and Iris, are at it again in "The Night in Question." Alice is looking forward to the annual Sadie Hawkins dance, which is being held at Levy Castle, as it gives her an opportunity to sneak away and explore the private quarters in the hopes of finding information about the death of movie actress Mona Moody in 1949. Ms. Moody dated Charles Levy, the millionaire who built Levy Castle, and it was a fall off the Castle's balcony that resulted in her untimely death. Moody's death was officially classified as an accident, but people have speculated over the decades that something sinister happened. A compelling story for any true mystery fan. Furthermore, exploring the private quarters of Levy Castle also means exploring the secret passages in the Castle, and who can resist that?

However, Alice's snooping will undercover a much more current and personal crime. Two of Alice's former friends, Rebecca Kennedy and Helen Park, had a very public fight at the dance. When Alice comes out of a secret passageway in a second-floor room, she finds Park holding a bloody letter opener and standing over the body of Kennedy, who is covered in blood and clearly has been viciously assaulted. Park is the obvious suspect, and when Alice tells Detective Thompson what she saw, he focuses his attention on Park as well. Kennedy is not dead, but her injuries require the doctors to place her in a medically induced coma.

Alice and Iris don't believe that Park is responsible, and with the help of their friends, set out to find the true assailant(s). However, Detective Thompson did not appreciate their interference in the Brooke Donovan investigation (even though they solved the crime), and he is even less tolerant of any interference this time. This will become a major problem for Iris. In addition, Alice has been slacking off in school, spending too much time investigating mysteries, which is causing problems with the classmate with whom she is supposed to be doing a group project, the teachers whose classes she is skipping, and her absentee parents, who unexpectedly return home, together, and proceed to lecture her on responsibility, the importance of school, etc. -- things she does not want to hear, especially from them. There is also tension between Alice and Iris for various reasons, which will worsen as a result of events that happen in relation to their investigations into Kennedy's attack and Moody's death. Alice and Iris will also discover that Moody's death and Kennedy's attack may be connected somehow, with the connections rather surprising (and life-altering for multiple Castle Cove families).