Moonflower Murders A Novel

<b>Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide bestseller <i>Magpie Murders</i>, a brilliantly complex literary thriller by Anthony Horowitz. The follow-up to <i>Magpie Murders</i>.</b><br> <br> <b>A labyrinth of clues. A mystery novel hiding a deadly secret. A killer with a fiendish plot</b><b>- a brilliantly intricate and original thriller from the bestselling author of <i>Magpie Murders.</i></b><br> <b>______________</b><br> <b>''A beautiful puzzle- fiendishly clever and hugely entertaining. A masterpiece.''</b> Lucy Foley, author of <i>The Hunting Party</i><b><i><br></i></b><br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> And when they tell her that Cecily has gone missing a few short hours after reading <i>Atticus Pund Takes The Case</i>, a crime novel Susan edited some years previously, Susan knows she must return to London to find out what has happened.<br> <br> The clues to the murder and to Cecily''s disappearance must lie within the pages of this novel.<br> <br> <b>But to save Cecily, Susan must place her own life in mortal danger...</b><br> <b>______________</b><br> <b>Chosen as one of the <i>New York Times''</i> top 10 thrillers of 2020<br></b><b><br></b><b>Want to read more Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland? Order a copy of <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller and the</b> <b>#1 ebook bestseller MAGPIE MURDERS, out now.</b><br> <b>______________</b><br> <b>''Absolutely loved it. So clever, just masterful stuff.''</b> Richard Osman, author of <i>The Thursday Murder Club</i><br> <b><br></b><b>''We all want to go away on foreign holidays - but I was reading Anthony Horowitz''s new book based in Greece and oh my God I could taste the wine, I could see the sea, I could smell that lovely dusky air! ... It''s so much fun, I''m absolutely loving it''</b> Ryan Tubridy, RTE Radio One<i><br></i><b><i><br></i></b><b><i>''S</i>howcases 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.''</b> AJ Finn, author of <i>The Woman in the Window</i><br> <br> <b>''A mind-bending mystery to tie readers in knots''</b> <i>BBC</i><br> <i><br></i><b>''Funny, profound and at times frightening, this is Horowitz at his very best. And the perfect jumping-on point for newcomers.''</b> <i>The Sun</i><br> <i><br></i><b>''In his latest books, Horowitz ... showcases a cleverness and finesse that even Dame Agatha might envy. <i>Moonflower Murders</i> resembles a super Mobius strip, interlacing multiple degrees and levels of fictiveness.''</b> <i>Washington Post</i><i><br> <br></i><b>''It is amongst the most ambitious formats I''ve ever read</b><b>, as, essentially, Horowitz writes not one but two fully-fledged, distinct stories ...</b> <b>and both of them are brilliantly executed as exemplars in their respective genres and fields''</b> <i>NB Magazine</i><i><br> <br></i><b>''A cracking read ... Anthony Horowitz has written another winner in my book. I couldn''t wait to get to the end to see if I had the right culprit.''</b> <i>Woman''s Way</i><br> <i><br></i><b>''A masterful and muscular whodunnit ... glorious''</b> <i>The Business Post</i><br> <br> <b>''There is no mystery writer whose puzzles make me think, ''Ooh, I can''t wait!'' more than Anthony Horowitz. He is a master of the cunning plot device, and brings zest and originality to the traditional murder mystery novel.''</b> Sophie Hannah<br> <br> <b>''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</b> ... <b>They are both gripping reads''</b> <i>Irish Times</i><b><br> <br></b><b>''So clever, a story within a story within a story. A triumph.''</b> Kate Mosse<br> <br> <b>''A masterpiece by an author at the top of his genre.''</b> Adam Hamdy