Magpie Murders — The book of the major hit BBC series Magpie Murders from the Sunday Times bestselling author book cover by Anthony Horowitz

Magpie Murders

Adult • Occult & Supernatural • Genre Fiction • Horror
The book of the major hit BBC series Magpie Murders from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Editor discovers hidden secrets Manuscript holds dark truths Murder in a sleepy village Jealousy drives the plot Classic whodunit format

This fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original puzzle mystery. After years of working with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway, editor Susan Ryeland is familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves cozy mysteries in sleepy English villages. However, Susan is soon convinced that this manuscript contains a hidden story of jealousy, greed, and murder.

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Book details

Publication date
2016
Print length
464 pages
Language
en
ISBN
9781409158394

Occult & Supernatural + Genre Fiction + Horror

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When editor Susan Ryeland receives Alan Conway’s latest manuscript, she expects another cozy mystery. But as she delves deeper, she uncovers a tale that intertwines fiction and reality in chilling ways.

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About the author

Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz

ANTHONY HOROWITZ is one of the UK’s most prolific and successful writers, unique in being active in both adult and YA fiction, TV, theatre, and journalism. Several of his novels have been instant New York Times bestsellers. His Alex Rider spy series for young adults has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide and has become a hugely successful show on Amazon Prime Video. Marble Hall Murders , the third part of his Susan Ryeland series, has just been filmed for PBS. He lives in London and was recently awarded the CBE for services to literature.
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“"A double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don’t often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers." —Janet Maslin, New York Times”

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