Magpie Murders
A book editor reading a murder mystery manuscript discovers the author has died under suspicious circumstances, creating a story-within-a-story puzzle.
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London editor Susan Ryeland gets a manuscript of Alan Conway's latest classic-style village mystery. The last chapter is missing. The author is dead. The murder of his fictional sleuth and his real death are about to braid together.
Magpie Murders was written by Anthony Horowitz and published in 2016. Horowitz is also known for his Alex Rider YA series and as the writer of Foyle's War on television.
Yes. PBS Masterpiece released a six-episode adaptation of Magpie Murders in 2022, with Horowitz writing the screenplay. A second season adapting the sequel Moonflower Murders followed in 2024.
Magpie Murders is 496 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Magpie Murders takes most readers 7 to 11 hours to finish.
Magpie Murders is a standalone novel by an unknown author, not part of a series.
Magpie Murders is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
