Moonflower Murders

A labyrinth of clues. A mystery novel hiding a deadly secret. A killer with a fiendish plot- a brilliantly intricate and original thriller from the bestselling author of Magpie Murders, featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland.'A beautiful puzzle- fiendishly clever and hugely entertaining. A masterpiece.' Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party_____Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her long-term boyfriend. But life isn't as idyllic as it should be- exhausted by the responsibility of making everything work on an island where nothing ever does, Susan is beginning to miss her literary life in London - even though her publishing career once entangled her in a lethal literary murder plot.So when an English couple come to visit with tales of a murder that took place in a hotel the same day their daughter Cecily was married there, Susan can't help but find herself fascinated.And when they tell her that Cecily has gone missing a few short hours after reading Atticus Pund Takes The Case, a crime novel Susan edited some years previously, Susan knows she must return to London to find out what has happened.The clues to the murder and to Cecily's disappearance must lie within the pages of this novel.But to save Cecily, Susan must place her own life in mortal danger...

“I absolutely love this series of fiendishly clever literary mysteries [...] and I wolfed this new one down”

I absolutely love this series of fiendishly clever literary mysteries[...] and I wolfed this new one down Good Housekeeping
MOONFLOWER MURDERS showcases Horowitz's full battalion of strengths: the whiplash plotting, the leather-smooth prose, the bold energy and, above all, the bright spark of joy that ignites the best fiction. Sophisticated, literate novels aren't supposed to be so much fun A. J. Finn
It is amongst the most ambitious formats I've ever read, as, essentially, Horowitz writes not one but two fully-fledged, distinct stories. There is the 300-plus page present-day Susan Ryeland story mystery, and the 200-plus page Golden Age style Alan Conway murder mystery, and both of them are brilliantly executed as exemplars in their respective genres and fields NB Magazine
A clever, engaging book that keeps you hooked until the end Socialist Worker
A devilishly clever, multi-layered total joy of a novel Miranda Dickenson
The prolific novelist's latest work is a mind-bending murder mystery to tie readers in knots BBC News Online
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It's a complex plot, a novel within a novel, where the reader gets to grapple with the whodunnit both in the main narrative and through an entirely separate detective story [...] They are both gripping reads, a clever conceit by Horowitz, who pulls off the tricky structure beautifully. Irish Times
Moonflower Murders, is a superbly intricate608-page murder mystery [...] An intellectual challenge with a smile attached ispretty much the Horowitz oeuvre in a nutshell. The gleeful boy seems to shine through even the darkest tale Sunday Times Ireland
A genius mystery within a mystery which is perfect for any book lovers and murder mystery fans Hello! Magazine

Anthony Horowitz is responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. He is the author of the teen spy series, Alex Rider, which has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide.He has been widely praised for his murder mysteries which began with two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels and continued with the bestselling Hawthorne series in which he appears as the former detective's hapless sidekick. In January 2022 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literature.His novel, Magpie Murders, was made into a BBC drama starring Lesley Manville as editor Susan Ryeland. The sequel, Moonflower Murders, also starring Lesley Manville, was a BBC drama in 2024. Marble Hall Murders continues the story...

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