The Agathas

Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Glasgow is the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces, How to Make Friends with the Dark, and You'd Be Home Now . She lives and writes in Tucson, Arizona. Liz Lawson is the author of The Lucky Ones (2020), which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. She lives outside of Washington, DC, with her family and two bratty cats. Klappentext Alice Ogilvie's disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cove High School--until her ex-boyfriend is accused of murdering his new girlfriend, and Alice must pair up with her tutor Iris Adams to clear his name by relying on the wisdom of Agatha Christie. Leseprobe CHAPTER THREE Alice October 31 8:50 p.m. Why shouldn't I hate her? She did the worst thing to me that anyone can do to anyone else. Agatha Christie, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side WHEN IRIS SHOWED UP in my room, I recognized her imme­diately, and, I hate to admit, I felt kind of bad that I had never bothered to learn her name. I mean, sure, if I spent my time learning the names of all the people at school, I wouldn't have time to do much of anything else, but . . . I guess I could have made a little more of an effort. She wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Her hair was kind of cool she had that messy bedhead thing going on that most people can't pull off, but she makes work. And weirdly, her out­fit wasn't actually out of styleshe had the right partsthe flannel, the Chucks, but like was missing that extra thing to tie it all together. I could help her, maybe. I appreciated that she didn't rub her smartness in my face, unlike so many of the other smart kids at Castle Cove. I know I'm not stupid; it's just that school has never interested me much. Now, with her gone, it's quiet in my room. Too quiet. All I can think about is the fact that it's Halloween night, and all my old friends are at the annual party at Levy Castle while I'm sit­ting here alone. I'm sure Brooke is there, glammed out and wandering the halls of the Castle with Steve, reminding him that her family used to own it and her grandmother used to live there back in the day. Their heads bent together, laughing, holding hands, like they don't have a care in the world. Like the only reason that they even know each other isn't because of me. Like I don't even exist. That image plays in my head, over and over. I grab my iPad and turn on something mindless on Netflix, but even that doesn't help shut my brain up. All I can think about is that party and Steve and Brooke and what happened this summer and how unfair it all is. . . . I can't take it anymore. They're all there, having fun, while I sit here alone. I deserve to be there as much as any of them. Brooke stole my boyfriend, and somehow I'm the bad guy? I jump out of bed, throw my closet door open, and pull on clothes. Once dressed, I sneak downstairs. Brenda's in her room, so I manage to get outside and to my caranother guilt gift from my parentswithout fielding any questions. In the distance, the surf slams into the cliffs below our house, the fall wind roll­ing the waves angrily. I'd say that there's something in the air tonight, something creepy, but I'm not the type of person to believe in that sort of thing. I turn up my music as high as it'll go, drowning out anymore racing thoughts, and take off down the driveway out to Highway 1. The road is busy tonight. It wraps along the cliffs, between the ocean and the hills, and there are only a few houses to the west of the highway. Downtown Castle Cove is on the east side of things, cut into the bottom of the hills. I pass Park's driveway; her house is on the cliff side of the street like mine but surrounded by high gates. Her dad is an intern...

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Kathleen Glasgow is the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces, How to Make Friends with the Dark, and You'd Be Home Now. She lives and writes in Tucson, Arizona.

Liz Lawson is the author of The Lucky Ones (2020), which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. She lives outside of Washington, DC, with her family and two bratty cats.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Who killed Brooke Donovan? It’s the biggest mystery of the summer, and everyone in Castle Cove thinks they know what happened. But they're wrong. Two unlikely friends come together to solve the case in this fast-paced, fun, modern Agatha Christie inspired thriller.

"Part Agatha Christie, part Veronica Mars, and completely entertaining." —Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Of Us Is Lying

A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF SUMMER

Last summer, Alice Ogilvie’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. She's not talking, so where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove. 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.