Krystal's Reviews > The Murder After the Night Before

This was my first time reading a novel by Katy Brent and I plan to check out her other work.

Molly Monroe awakens with a vicious hangover, next to a stranger, and to add insult to injury she’s gone viral for performing a sex act in public. After being bombarded with humiliation, she finds her dear friend and roommate, Posey, dead.

Molly immediately suspects foul play, but her credibility has taken the mother of all hits and the death is ruled accidental by authorities. Undeterred, Molly begins her own investigation into Posey’s work and personal life. There’s a lot of surprises, twists, and secrets that make this a good mystery. Molly is a flawed character, but her determination to get to the truth, despite the toxic online nastiness being hurled at her and people referring her to mental health services each time she finds a lead, is admirable. I like a gal that can dig her heels in, in the midst of a shit storm. Molly Monroe is one such gal.

Katy Brent did more than write a murder mystery with this novel. She took on topics such as sexual assault, misogyny, and gave an up close look at the unequal footing women find themselves standing on so often.

I would’ve liked to have seen the ending come together a little stronger, but overall I enjoyed this and wanted to see good things happen for Molly.