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Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders, Book 1

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Magpie Murders

Written by: Anthony Horowitz
Narrated by: Allan Corduner, Samantha Bond
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The first Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland mystery from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, and inspiration for the major hit BBC series MAGPIE MURDERS.

Editor Susan Ryland has worked with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years. Readers love his detective, Atticus Pünd, a celebrated solver of crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s.

But Conway's latest tale of murder at Pye Hall is not quite what it seems. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but hidden in the pages of the manuscript lies another story: a tale written between the very words on the page, telling of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition and murder.

From the creator of Midsomer Murders comes a fiendish mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.

Praise for Magpie Murders - the gripping Sunday Times bestselling crime thriller:

'Ingenious' Sunday Times
'Thrilling and compelling with a stunning twist' Daily Mail
'A stylish thriller' Sunday Mirror
'A cunning reinvention of the thriller' Mail on Sunday

©2016 Anthony Horowitz (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group Amateur Sleuth Cosy Crime Fiction Mystery
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while the book is great there is a hitch innthe third last audio chapter due to which it kept stopping and then going back to the start and this is the final reveal chapter so u can understand my indignation!

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Magpie Murders is an interesting book, but ultimately a mixed experience.
The Atticus Pünd manuscript within the novel is genuinely engaging. It beautifully captures the atmosphere of a classic Agatha Christie–style mystery — structured, clever, and satisfyingly old-fashioned. That portion of the book has charm, strong logical construction, and an enjoyable puzzle at its core.
However, once the narrative shifts into Susan Ryeland’s world, the pacing slows considerably. The real-world investigation feels stretched out, and the logical foundations begin to weaken. What initially seems like an intriguing meta-mystery gradually becomes tedious, especially as the attempts to mirror and connect the manuscript story with Alan Conway’s life feel forced rather than organic.
The final motive behind Alan Conway’s death, in particular, lacks persuasive logic and doesn’t deliver the level of intellectual payoff the structure promises. Instead of feeling inevitable or cleverly concealed, it feels somewhat unconvincing.
In the end, the Atticus Pünd storyline stands out as the strongest part of the book. The modern framing narrative, though ambitious in concept, doesn’t quite live up to the elegance of the inner mystery.
A clever idea with strong moments — but uneven in execution.

A Clever Concept Undermined by an Uneven Execution

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