Magpie Murders A Novel

This ingenious, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into an equally original modern-day mystery, employing a 'story within a story' structure. The novel follows editor Susan Ryeland, who is intimately familiar with the work of her bestselling crime writer, Alan Conway, and his popular detective, Atticus Pünd. Susan is given the manuscript for Conway's latest novel, a traditional mystery in which Pünd investigates a murder at Pye Hall. As Susan reads, she becomes convinced that there is another, darker story hidden within the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, and murder. When the last chapter of Conway's manuscript goes missing, and the author himself is found dead, Susan must step out of her editorial role and into the part of a detective to uncover the truth behind both mysteries.

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