KATHLEEN GLASGOW, LIZ LAWSON
(Book 2 in the The Agathas series)
Synopsis:
How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master—Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find themselves in the middle of another Castle Cove mystery in the sequel to New York Times bestseller The Agathas, by powerhouse authors Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson.
Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams became the talk of Castle Cove when they cracked the biggest case of the fall: the death of Brooke Donovan. Together, the Agathas put Brooke's killer away for good, and since then things around town have been almost back to normal. Quiet, even.
But if Alice and Iris know anything, it's that sometimes quiet is just the calm before the storm. The truth is, Brooke's disappearance wasn't the first mystery to rock Castle Cove, and it won't be the last. So when their school dance at the infamous Levy Castle—the site of film starlet Mona Moody's unsolved death back in the 1940s—is interrupted by a violent assault, Iris and Alice pull out their murder boards and get back to work.
To understand the present, sometimes you need to look into the past. And if the Agathas want a chance at solving their new case, that's exactly where they'll need to start digging. Only, what they uncover might very well kill them.
My rating: ★★★★
Categories: YA, thriller, other, (MINIMAL) romance, mystery
Content:
Language: Use of minor swear words, some uses of stronger language ("f" and "s")
Violence: Descriptions and mentions of blood, beating, abuse, and past murders (including cover-ups). The characters are often shown theorizing over how the murders/attacks might have occurred, as well as finding motives and suspects.
It's not violence, but there are also mentions of drugging and teen drinking, as well as mentions of smoking weed and being high.
Sex: allusions to sex, mentioned kisses from a lesbian side couple, past relationships are thought about, and developing feelings are also featured. A side character is in a relationship with another minor character and he mentions some of their dates. His girlfriend is also mentioned to work at a club.
LGBTQ: Two female characters are in a relationship together.
My Review: So it was a bit predictable considering the lack of suspects, but it was still a really enjoyable read! (It's been a few weeks since I read it so I might not have gotten all the content written down, but it was pretty much the same as The Agathas content-wise.) The pace was quick and I am really attached to our main characters, Alice and Iris, and even their friend group. There are still some unanswered questions, so I'm hoping for a third book.