Magpie Murders
Book • 2016
Magpie Murders is a 2016 mystery novel by Anthony Horowitz.
The story is presented as a book within a book, where Susan Ryeland, an editor at Cloverleaf Books, reads the latest manuscript of Alan Conway's Atticus Pünd series.
The manuscript, 'Magpie Murders', is set in 1955 in the village of Saxby-on-Avon and follows the investigation of two murders by detective Atticus Pünd.
However, the manuscript ends abruptly, and Susan discovers that Alan Conway is dead, with his death initially believed to be a suicide.
As Susan searches for the missing chapters, she uncovers a real-life mystery involving jealousy, greed, and murder, leading her to investigate Conway's death.
The novel pays homage to the Golden Age of detective fiction, particularly Agatha Christie, with numerous literary references and clever plot twists.
The story is presented as a book within a book, where Susan Ryeland, an editor at Cloverleaf Books, reads the latest manuscript of Alan Conway's Atticus Pünd series.
The manuscript, 'Magpie Murders', is set in 1955 in the village of Saxby-on-Avon and follows the investigation of two murders by detective Atticus Pünd.
However, the manuscript ends abruptly, and Susan discovers that Alan Conway is dead, with his death initially believed to be a suicide.
As Susan searches for the missing chapters, she uncovers a real-life mystery involving jealousy, greed, and murder, leading her to investigate Conway's death.
The novel pays homage to the Golden Age of detective fiction, particularly Agatha Christie, with numerous literary references and clever plot twists.
