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    About That Night

    By Norah McClintock

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    In the depths of winter, a popular former teacher wanders off into the snow—but she's not the only one to go missing that night.

    When Jodie's ex-boyfriend, school bad boy Ronan, shows up, Jordie decides that maybe Derek isn’t the one after all. But before she can end it with him, Derek disappears. Did he run away? Or did something happen to him? Is there a connection between the disappearances? As Jordie slowly starts unraveling the truth, she finds that nothing about that night is as it seems. When she finds Derek’s body, suspicion falls on her. And then on Ronan. But Jordie knows she didn’t kill Derek. And she is sure Ronan didn’t. So who is responsible? And why was Derek marked for death?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2014
    ISBN9781459805965
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    Norah McClintock

    Norah McClintock won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction for young people five times. She wrote more than sixty YA novels, including contributions to Seven (the series), the Seven Sequels and the Secrets series.

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    • 3/5
      McClintock had a good concept here, but the writing is not very good, the character development shallow, and the ending frustratingly ambiguous. Disappointing to say the least.
    • 4/5
      Excellent! I am very picky about the quality of young adult literature and I am so pleased to be able to write a strongly positive review for this title. About that Night will appeal to most of the at-risk youth for whom I purchase books. The writing is very immediate, suspenseful, and maintains an excellent ominous tone. I'm not entirely sure what aspect of Norah McClintock's writing achieves this, but the result is enormously cinematic. You can hear the movie soundtrack in your mind getting darker and darker. There is a "good girl" and a boy from the "wrong side of the tracks," a character set that my youth can't seem to get enough of. Even the little sister is annoying in a pitch-perfect bratty little sister way. Everything about this title moves quickly and will sustain the interest of the reluctant reader crowd without any overly-convenient plot twists. The solution to the mystery is certainly foreshadowed, but it isn't until fairly late in the book that you have enough clues to work it out completely. The only quibble I would have with the title was the character of Elise. From the way her husband was written, and from the time period in which her flashback seemed to be set, I estimated her age to be mid to early 40's and, while it is certainly possible to get an Alzheimer's diagnosis that early in life, it's unusual enough that I found it confusing, particularly given how advanced her case was. If she was meant to be in her 60's or 70's, she and her husband should have been written much older, particularly given a young adult's point of view; to the average teenager, 65 seems pretty ancient. Or, if she was meant to be as young as I read her, saying she had Early-Onset Alzheimer's might have been useful. But that was the only part of About That Night that didn't ring true for me. Overall, this is a very strong novel in the traditional mystery genre, which are often hard to find for young adults. I will definitely be recommending it for purchase for many of my libraries.
    • 3/5
      This is my second book by McClintock but the first of her teen crime novels for which she is famous. It's a well-written suspense which I enjoyed reading however it had an unsatisfying ending, ambiguous really leaving the reader neither here nor there. In fact, the crime aspect of the story has no ending. While I liked the characters and was interested in the read I ultimately was let down and frustrated by the lack of a conclusion. I will try another of her YA crimes though as she's written a lot and won several awards.
    • 4/5
      This fast paced mystery is about two seemingly unrelated disappearances that take place on the same night in a small town. The first person to disappear is a popular elementary school teacher suffering from Alzheimer's disease and the second is a popular teenage boy, Derrick. The teacher's disappearance is solved fairly quickly and the rest of the story focuses on Derrick. The mystery continues to deepen as the police form theories about what happened to Derrick, and no one is really sure of what happened that night. I liked the mystery in the story and the fact that even though as a reader I knew things that the police didn't know I still didn't know the whole story. The end was a surprise and I was left with almost as many questions as I had in the beginning. That was a bit frustrating but I think it is true to life, sometimes no one knows exactly what happened except the people involved. Overall I thought this was a good, quick read that kept my attention throughout. I received this book from LibraryThing via the Early Reviewer program.
    • 4/5
      Review based on ARC.I'd never heard of Norah McClintock, but I should have. She writes YA mysteries and, if this one is any indication, they're fast, fun, and surprising!About that Night is a book that mostly focuses on the disappearance of a popular teenage boy one cold night after Christmas. However, the same night that Derek disappears, a popular high school teacher Elise also disappears. Is it just an unlucky night, or are the two related? Elise is found relative quickly and her disappearance is explained relatively quickly. But Derek's lingering disappearance becomes the mystery of the story.Jordie, Derek's girlfriend, and the reader know more than the cops for a majority of the story. There are little details to which we are privy, and yet it's not obvious. While Jordie is trying to solve the mystery and save the lives (or quality of lives) of the potentially innocent, so is the reader. The pacing of the book is fast and energetic, constantly presenting a new theory, hitch, or clue for the reader to chew on. The characters, while not particularly likable, are relatable and feel like normal people in extraordinary circumstances.The ultimate resolution.... well, you'll have to read it to find out. But I will say I ended the book and my first thought was "whoa." So I recommend to anyone looking for a quick mystery to pass a few hours. (And I note that I didn't think the fact that it's a YA detracted at all from the mystery.)
    • 4/5
      ABOUT THAT NIGHT is a fast-moving mystery that will hook readers from the very first page. An elderly woman wanders away from her home during a snowstorm, apparently very confused and very frightened. At the same time, boyfriend and girlfriend Derek and Jordie are quarrelling about a bracelet Jordie's ex gave her. Jordie thinks Derek has stolen it out of jealousy; Derek sets off for home in the storm to retrieve the bracelet and prove his innocence. That's the last night of Derek's life. Who would want to kill such a promising young man? And what a horrible coincidence that his next-door neighbour — the woman who wandered away — is now also dead. Very soon, Jordie must figure out who's responsible for Derek's death and who she's willing to protect.Norah McClintock is a talented writer, and this taut, deftly plotted novel is an excellent choice for mystery readers. I highly recommend it.Read my complete review in RESOURCE LINKS 20.1 (October 2014).
    • 4/5
      Perhaps because I am a bit on the older side to appreciate some of the young adult books on the market today- or perhaps it’s because I found the ending to be a bit dissatisfying- but I couldn’t rate this book any higher than I did. It isn’t that the book is bad or that the writing style is awful or anything of the sort. It was a quick, rather well thought out story and I would definitely recommend it to my younger cousin (whom is actually a young adult). I simply couldn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to- nor did I particularly enjoy the way the novel was wrapped up. That being said the novel itself was good as a whole.