Magpie Murders is by Anthony Horowitz. An interesting cross between realistic and historical fiction. This is the story of a murder mystery writer and his final book. Alan Conway is a British mystery writer who is famous for his Atticus Pund series, set in 1950s England. His editor Susan Ryeland receives his latest novel and begins reading it to discover that the final chapter is missing. Immediately after this Conway commits suicide - or does he? As Susan tries to track down the missing last chapter she discovers that the secret to Alan's death my be found in his final novel. This book is interestingly written in that you are allowed to read both Alan's novel and follow Susan as she tries to find the missing chapter.
Ratings: Adult - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (some mature thematic content).
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