The Agathas by Kathleen GlasgowMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Last summer, Alice Ogilve’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. Where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove, because she’s not talking. Or it was, at least. But now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice’s ex–best friend. And it doesn’t look like Brooke will be coming back. . .
Enter Iris Adams, Alice’s tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn’t have the money or the means. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke’s grandmother is offering to anyone who can share information about her granddaughter’s whereabouts. The police are convinced Steve is the culprit, but Alice isn’t so sure, and with Iris on her side, she just might be able to prove her theory.
In order to get the reward and prove Steve’s innocence, they need to figure out who killed Brooke Donovan. And luckily Alice has exactly what they need—the complete works of Agatha Christie. If there’s anyone that can teach the girls how to solve a mystery it’s the master herself. But the town of Castle Cove holds many secrets, and Alice and Iris have no idea how much danger they're about to walk into.
Enter Iris Adams, Alice’s tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn’t have the money or the means. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke’s grandmother is offering to anyone who can share information about her granddaughter’s whereabouts. The police are convinced Steve is the culprit, but Alice isn’t so sure, and with Iris on her side, she just might be able to prove her theory.
In order to get the reward and prove Steve’s innocence, they need to figure out who killed Brooke Donovan. And luckily Alice has exactly what they need—the complete works of Agatha Christie. If there’s anyone that can teach the girls how to solve a mystery it’s the master herself. But the town of Castle Cove holds many secrets, and Alice and Iris have no idea how much danger they're about to walk into.
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You know what? The Agathas is possibly my favourite co-written book (along with All of Us Villains). It’s phenomenal. A compelling and wonderfully plotted YA murder mystery/thriller with plenty of heart and emotion. Two narrators that I absolutely adored, dark topics, and twists that impressed. Did not see the ending coming!
One thing I loved about this book was how different the two narrators are. Alice is rich and used to be popular. Iris has little money and is the victim of domestic abuse. And this rich/poor divide is explored really well, even showing how money and power corrupt. An innocent suspect is paid by a rich family to plead guilty, and we even see how the police are corrupt in this sense too (though they are sort of redeemed at the end as the bribery isn’t as big as it seems.)
I loved how Alice is a massive Agatha Christie fan and I loved the mystery surrounding Alice’s own disappearance before this book begins, and how details of that even weave into the mystery surrounding Brooke’s death.
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