![]() Masterful, clever, and relentlessly suspenseful, Magpie Murders is a deviously dark take on vintage English crime fiction in which the reader becomes the detective. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but the more Susan reads, the more she’s convinced that there is another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition, and murder. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job.Ĭonway’s latest tale has Atticus Pünd investigating a murder at Pye Hall, a local manor house. Answer Just a question about the will that Alan left. An homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, Alan’s traditional formula has proved hugely successful. Considering the author has made his reputation writing mystery novels and television series it seems quite the lark to be poking fun at the murder mystery industry in the diatribe he inserts by the police officer. He says everyone is fascinated by murder just look at. ![]() For writer Anthony Horowitz, thats where it all starts. After working with the bestselling crime writer for years, she’s intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz Hardcover, 236 pages purchase Murder. ![]() ![]() ![]() When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway’s latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. ![]()
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