{"product_id":"magpie-murders-paperback","title":"Magpie Murders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/em\u003e is a double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don't often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers.\" --Janet Maslin\u003cem\u003e, The New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBestseller #1 Indie Next Pick NPR Best Book of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Amazon Best Book of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Best Book of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Book of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMoriarty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrigger Mortis\u003c\/em\u003e, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. After working with the bestselling crime writer for years, she's intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. An homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, Alan's traditional formula has proved hugely successful. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConway's latest tale has Atticus Pünd investigating a murder at Pye Hall, a local manor house. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but the more Susan reads, the more she's convinced that there is another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition, and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasterful, clever, and relentlessly suspenseful, \u003cem\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/em\u003e is a deviously dark take on vintage English crime fiction in which the reader becomes the detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Conway is a bestselling crime writer. His editor, Susan Rye-land, has worked with him for years and she's intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. Alan's traditional formula pays homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. It's proved hugely successful. 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