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. If there’s anyone that can teach the girls how to solve a mystery it’s the master herself. And luckily Alice has exactly what they need-the complete works of Agatha Christie. In order to get the reward and prove Steve’s innocence, they need to figure out who killed Brooke Donovan. 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. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke’s grandmother is offering to anyone who can share information about her granddaughter’s whereabouts. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn’t have the money or the means. And this time it doesn’t look like Brooke will be coming back.Įnter Iris Adams, Alice’s tutor. Because now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice’s ex–best friend. Where she went and what happened to her (because she’s not talking) is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove-or it was, at least. Last summer, Alice Ogilve’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and Riverdale can’t miss this page-turning who-done-it that’s sure to be the next must read Young Adult thriller!

Who killed Brooke Donovan? It’s the biggest mystery of the summer, and everyone in Castle Cove thinks it’s the wrong guy. Only, what they uncover might very well kill them. And if the Agathas want a chance at solving their new case, that's exactly where they'll need to start digging. To understand the present, sometimes you need to look into the past. 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. The truth is, Brooke's disappearance wasn't the first mystery to rock Castle Cove, and it won't be the last. Quiet, even.īut if Alice and Iris know anything, it's that sometimes quiet is just the calm before the storm. Together, the Agathas put Brooke's killer away for good, and since then things around town have been almost back to normal. 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.Īlice Ogilvie and Iris Adams became the talk of Castle Cove when they cracked the biggest case of the fall: the death of Brooke Donovan.

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