Marble Hall Murders

From the bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes a new crime novel in the bestselling Magpie Murders series, in which editor Susan Ryeland must uncover the clues in an Atticus Pünd mystery to solve a murder. *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC SERIES STARRING LESLEY MANVILLE* 'A masterclass in mystery writing' Ragnar Jónasson 'Expect plenty of puzzles, red herrings and juicy murders' Express 'Horowitz is a genius' Terry Deary ______________ Susan Ryeland has had enough of murder. She's edited two novels about the famous detective, Atticus Pünd, and both times she's come close to being killed. Now she's back in England and she's been persuaded to work on a third. The new 'continuation' novel is by Eliot Crace, grandson of Miriam Crace who was the biggest selling children's author in the world until her death exactly twenty years ago. Eliot believes that Miriam was deliberately poisoned. And when he tells Susan that he has hidden the identity of Miriam's killer inside his book, Susan knows she's in trouble once again. As Susan works on Pünd's Last Case, a story set in an exotic villa in the South of France, she uncovers more and more parallels between the past and the present, the fictional and the real world - until suddenly she finds that she has become a target herself. It seems that someone in Eliot's family doesn't want the book to be written. And they will do anything to prevent it. An escapist mystery and fiendishly clever whodunnit, Marble Hall Murders is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. ______________ Praise for Marble Hall Murders: 'Diabolically clever' New York Times 'An excellent whodunnit' 5-star reader review 'The computer isn't born that can out-plot Horowitz' The Daily Telegraph 'Worthy of Agatha Christie' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review 'A must-read!' 5-star reader review '[A] page-turner of a puzzle' Washington Post 'Horowitz is one of the great masters of the contemporary page turner' Andrew Marr 'Anthony Horowitz is one of my all-time favourite authors. Marble Hall Murders is a beautiful read' Ryan Tubridy 'Absolutely brilliant!' 5-star reader review 'Smart, gorgeously written and compelling' 5-star reader review

Anthony Horowitz is responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. He is the author of the teen spy series, Alex Rider, which has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide. He has been widely praised for his murder mysteries which began with two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels and continued with the bestselling Hawthorne series in which he appears as the former detective's hapless sidekick. In January 2022 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literature. His novel, Magpie Murders, was made into a BBC drama starring Lesley Manville as editor Susan Ryeland. The sequel, Moonflower Murders, also starring Lesley Manville, was a BBC drama in 2024. Marble Hall Murders continues the story...