The Agathas
'Part Agatha Christie, part Veronica Mars, and completely entertaining.' Karen M. McManus
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Publisher Description
The start of the New York Times bestselling mystery series for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Riverdale from Girl in Pieces author, Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
A Waterstones Best Teenage & YA Book of 2022!
‘Full of twists, mysteries and so much heart.’ Erin A. Craig, author of House of Salt and Sorrows
The most popular girl in school is dead. And everyone’s blaming the wrong guy.
After falling from grace last summer, Agatha Christie-obsessed Alice Ogilvie needs to stay out of trouble. While smart and reclusive Iris Adams just wants to get the hell out of Castle Cove.
But now they have a murder to solve. There are clues the police are ignoring, a list of suspects a mile long and some very dangerous cliffs.
Amateur detectives Alice and Iris are about to uncover just how many secrets their sleepy seaside town is hiding…
‘Thrilling.’ Cosmopolitan, Best New Releases
‘A propulsive mystery starring two unlikely friends who give Nancy Drew a run for her money.’ Jessica Goodman, author of They’ll Never Catch Us
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Alice Ogilvie is one of the rich, popular kids who rule California's Castle Cove High. After basketball star Steve Anderson dumps her for her best friend, Brooke Donovan, Alice vanishes without a trace for five days, hoping to garner sympathy and attention. Then Alice reappears unscathed, and everyone is furious; she endures months of house arrest as punishment, then returns to school a pariah, prompting her to crash the in-crowd's Halloween bash. Her appearance causes Brooke to flee, en route passing Alice's tutor, Iris Adams, who is out walking. But when Brooke misses school the next day, and most people think she just "pulled an Ogilvie," Iris and Alice unite to find her—Alice out of guilt and a desire to use the detective skills she learned reading Agatha Christie, and Iris for the reward money offered by Brooke's grandmother. Iris and Alice co-narrate, allowing Glasgow (You'd Be Home Now) and Lawson (The Lucky Ones) to fully develop both characters. Despite an outlandish denouement that undercuts the story's impact, the mystery thrills and gratifies thanks to escalating stakes and devastating reveals. Subplots involving domestic abuse and parental neglect confer depth. Most characters cue as white. Ages 14–up. Agents: (for Glasgow) Julie Stevenson, Massie and McQuilkin Literary; (for Lawson) Andrea Morrison, Writers House.
