Magpie Murders: A Novel

by Anthony Horowitz · 2016

When veteran editor Susan Ryeland receives the latest manuscript from bestselling crime author Alan Conway, she expects another cozy whodunit featuring his beloved detective Atticus Pünd. Set in the sleepy English manor of Pye Hall, the story within the pages follows Pünd as he untangles a classic murder mystery among a cast of suspicious heirs and servants. But as Susan reads, she discovers a second, far more unsettling narrative unfolding in the real world—one of jealousy, greed, and a deadly ambition that mirrors the fiction she’s editing. Horowitz masterfully weaves two puzzles together, paying homage to Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers while delivering a modern thriller that keeps readers guessing until the very last page.