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Magpie Murders

by Anthony Horowitz

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A mystery nested inside a manuscript

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Macavity Award winner for Best Novel

    Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Novel.

  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

    Described as a New York Times bestseller.

  • Editorial selection

    Washington Post Best Book of the Year

    Named a Washington Post Best Book of the Year.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A mystery nested inside a manuscript

Editor Susan Ryeland receives a new crime novel by Alan Conway, a writer whose work she knows well. The setup links the editor’s handling of the manuscript with the detective story inside it, bringing a publishing-world perspective to a classic whodunit framework. The book is presented as both a crime mystery and a puzzle built around that layered structure.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy classic whodunit frameworks.
  • Readers interested in mysteries that connect a manuscript and the world around its editor.
  • Crime-fiction readers drawn to puzzle-centered mysteries.

Themes

Mystery and detectionPublishing and authorshipStories within stories

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Book overview

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"A double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don't often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers." --Janet Maslin, New York Times

New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Novel NPR Best Book of the Year Washington Post Best Book of the Year Esquire Best Book of the Year

From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original puzzle mystery.

When 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 P

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