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Moonflower Murders

Magpie Murders, Book 2

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Moonflower Murders

By: Anthony Horowitz
Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Allan Corduner
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Now a major BBC series starring Lesley Manville

Featuring his famous literary Detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide best seller Magpie Murders, a brilliantly brain-teasing literary thriller by Anthony Horowitz. The follow-up to Magpie Murders.

Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is living the good life. She is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her long-term boyfriend, Andreas. It should be everything she's always wanted - but is it? She's exhausted with the responsibilities of making everything work on an island where nothing ever does, and truth be told she's beginning to miss her old life in London.

And then a couple - the Trehearnes - come to stay, and the story they tell about an unfortunate murder that took place on the same day and in the same hotel in which their daughter was married is such a strange and mysterious one that Susan finds herself increasingly fascinated by it. And when the Trehearnes tell her that their daughter is now missing, Susan knows that she must return to London and find out what really happened....

©2020 Anthony Horowitz (P)2020 Penguin Audio

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Critic reviews

I absolutely love this series of fiendishly clever literary mysteries[...] and I wolfed this new one down
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
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
Funny, profound and at times frightening, this is Horowitz at his very best. And the perfect jumping-on point for newcomers.
A clever, engaging book that keeps you hooked until the end
A devilishly clever, multi-layered total joy of a novel
The prolific novelist's latest work is a mind-bending murder mystery to tie readers in knots
Magnificent
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.
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
All stars
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Yet another really good story with twists and turns, another one where there is a story within a story. Very well read by both narrators.
My only complaint is that the Author does tend to drag out some scenes. However still a very worthwhile read.

An excellent tale

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it was another good story from this author. perhaps not quite as good a the first as the novelty had happened.

I thought it was a bit convoluted at times and a little hard to follow. still not sure I 'got' or understood the clues in the Atticus book and I don't want to publish any soilers, but would be good to hear if anyone else believed the clues or thought they were contrived....

good but sometimes a little hard to follow

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A wonderful story, so clever! Love all his books but this is my new favourite.
Lesley Manville has raised the bar very high - her narration is perfect.
5 stars all round!

Brilliant

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Another superb murder mystery book from Anthony Horowitz and excellent performances. I thoroughly recommend this recording.

Excellent

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to read a Horowitz book. I'd recommend waiting a few months between Magpie and Moonflower as the female reader is different (though the voices are similar) but you get over that quite quickly if you do dive straight in.

Always a joy

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