The Night in Question

Author: Fletcher, Susan

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 17 July 2025 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 448 pages
196 x 128 x 30 | 306g

Discover the uplifting story with a uniquely loveable protagonist, perfect for fans of The List of Suspicious Things, Elizabeth is Missing, and Dear Mrs Bird.

'Full of unforgettable characters . . . a beguiling mystery’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things'A wonderfully warm and involving page-turner.' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures'Life-affirming [and] full of surprises' Emma Stonex, author of The LamplightersFlorence Butterfield has a secret.

She's kept it for 70 years. She's travelled the world, fallen in love, and grown and changed in ways she never could have imagined. But she's never told a soul.

Until one midsummer's night, something happens. Something so terrible and unexpected that it changes everything for Florrie. And perhaps, at last, her long-buried secret will finally see the light of day . . .

Praise for The Night in Question and Susan Fletcher:'[Fletcher's] prose is extraordinarily lyrical . . . and her themes are profound.' Sunday Times'A gifted storyteller' Independent'Fletcher unpeels with delicacy and insight the complex layers of the human heart.' GuardianReaders LOVE The Night in Question:'I absolutely loved this book... The writing is compelling and a joy to read.' ? ? ? ? ?'A heartwarming story that [...] moved me to tears more than once.' ? ? ? ? ?'I loved this gorgeous novel, which is both a gripping, twisting whodunnit and a moving, intricate, beautifully written portrait of a life.' ? ? ? ? ?'Easily the best book I've read this year.' ? ? ? ? ?'A glorious combination of razor-sharp plotting, vivid characterisation and beautiful prose.' ? ? ? ? ?