THE MURDER AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE
BY KATY BRENT
Published: 1st February 2024
HQ
Something bad happened last night. My best friend Posey is dead. The police think it was a tragic accident. I know she was murdered.
I’ve woken up with the hangover from hell, a stranger in my bed, and I’ve gone viral for the worst reasons.
There’s only one thing stopping me from dying of shame. I need to find a killer.
But after last night, I can’t remember a thing…
Wow! I was so invested in this compelling story that I whizzed through it in one sitting. It wasn’t until I emerged, bleary-eyed, at the end that I realised how much time had passed.
We’re not introduced to Molly Monroe in the best of circumstances. She wakes with a vile hangover following her work Xmas party. Things go rapidly downhill from there as Molly realises there’s a strange man in her bed, and she’s unwittingly become rather infamous. Her flatmate seems to be missing; that is, until Molly discovers her lifeless body. All things said, she’s having a bit of a time of it!
Simultaneously laugh-out-loud and shocking, The Murder After The Night Before delivers on every level. Molly is a walking disaster, but I’ll bet every reader can recognise a little bit of Molly in them. Katy Brent has birthed a character you can’t help but love, even if your inner and outer voices are both dying to admonish her.
Of course, Molly isn’t alone, there are plenty of other complex characters who have their part to play, and they are written with the same care and attention. The plot is full of twists, and although I won’t give anything away, how all the threads of the story are pulled together at the end is stunning.
Thanks to HQ and Katy Brent for the ARC provided via NetGalley; this is my unbiased review.
5 / 5
This is quite simply a fantastic book!