When I come across a truly clever murder mystery, I both binge read it and consciously try to slow myself down to savor each delicious detail as it comes up. And when we get to the resolution, it is utterly satisfying and rewards the reader for having paid attention. The whole thing is riveting and so unapologetically fun. The two mysteries are full of the things I love in a whodunnit: twists and turns, red herrings, and suspects that all have something to hide.
It's absolutely brilliant how the book interweaves both a throwback to the golden age of crime and a more modern take on the same genre. And we get the whole mystery of Conway's death, as well as how the two of them tie together. We get to enjoy the Atticus Pünd manuscript in its entirety, and its style is reminiscent of Agatha Christie. This story is set up as a mystery within a mystery. What secrets does Conway's latest manuscript hold, and could they have led to his death? And when she gets word that he has unexpectedly passed away, she starts to wonder. But it soon becomes clear that Conway enjoys hiding clues of real people inside his stories. But then Magpie Murders comes along and completely blows me away!Īuthor Alan Conway is well known for his famous Atticus Pünd detective series, so when editor Susan Ryeland receives his latest manuscript, she's excited to dig in. I thought I'd seen it all when it comes to murder mysteries. Masterful, clever, and ruthlessly suspenseful, Magpie Murders is a deviously dark take on vintage crime fiction. But the more Susan reads, the more she realizes that there's another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript-one of ambition, jealousy, and greed-and that soon it will lead to murder. There will be dead bodies, a cast of intriguing suspects, and plenty of red herrings and clues.
When Susan receives Alan's latest manuscript, in which Atticus Pünd investigates a murder at Pye Hall, an English manor house, she has no reason to think it will be any different from the others. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job. Alan's traditional formula pays homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. His editor, Susan Ryeland, has worked with him for years, and she's intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. Alan Conway is a bestselling crime writer.
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