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Moonflower Murders
Moonflower Murders | Anthony Horowitz
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Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide bestseller Magpie Murders, a brilliantly complex literary thriller by Anthony Horowitz. The follow-up to Magpie Murders. Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is living the good life. She is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her longterm boyfriend Andreas. It should be everything she's always wanted - but is it? She's exhausted with the responsibilities of making everything work on an island where nothing ever does, and truth be told she's beginning to miss her old life in London. And then a couple - the Trehearnes - come to stay, and the story they tell about an unfortunate murder that took place on the same day and in the same hotel in which their daughter was married, is such a strange and mysterious one that Susan finds herself increasingly fascinated by it. And when the Trehearnes tell her that their daughter is now missing, Susan knows that she must return to London and find out what really happened ...
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staci.reads
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This is the follow-up to Magfly Murders, and I didn't think I could like it as much as the first book, but I was wrong! She makes the book-within-a-book format work well again. Although this time, I found the Atticus Pund novel a bit less interesting than the first time around, I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm excited to see the 3rd installment comes out in March.

MaureenMc I‘ve only read the first in this series, but my husband & I loved the two TV series based on the novels. I‘m hoping a 3rd book means a new TV series too! 😁 5d
staci.reads @MaureenMc I haven't watched it, but I need to! 4d
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Breanne1
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Caught up with reading this before I dove into the series and absolutely loved it. Can‘t want to see how it is adapted as I loved season 1.
Book 59 of 2024

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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I enjoyed it and it was a fun distraction but ultimately I was disappointed, I'm afraid. I feel like I've had enough of British crime writers needing to make their twist, their big secret, some kind of sex/kink thing. The Atticus Pünd novel was fun but the ending fell flat for me. I can understand why others loved it, though. ⭐⭐⭐

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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"All" you need to get out of a reading slump is a fun book ?

rretzler What a great book! I absolutely loved it! 7mo
MommyWantsToReadHerBook @rretzler so far I love it 💜 7mo
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CBee
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Magpie Murders was excellent, but I think I loved this one even more! Atticus Pünd is a wonderful character and it was nice to get a bit more of his backstory. Horowitz really is a master - I didn‘t guess or suspect who did it or why at all. This was a chunk so it works for #TBRtarot (it‘s my “digital” shelf ?), plus #readyourkindle and #doublespin. Phew ?

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Nessavamusic
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dabbe 🧡🖤🧡 13mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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I give Horowitz credit for leading me to the twists in a way that I almost figure it out myself and don't feel cheated, more flabbergasted by the bits I didn't catch. That being said, perhaps it's naive of me to wish he didn't have to make his villains quite as nasty. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality It plays as a good foil for the heroes - they shine a little brighter as a result, even if they have their own flaws, but it does mean that the triumph of the reveal is somewhat spoiled by realizing exactly how much of a monster not just the killer but some of the other people involved were. 2/? 1y
Robotswithpersonality The book within a book was a bit gentler, and the ending of it less bitter than in the first, probably because it takes place earlier in the 'series'.

I was more invested in both sets of characters than I was in the first Susan Ryeland book, the setup allows more time with her and I appreciated that we didn't dive into the other story right away, or keep the reader on tenter hooks for both sets of reveals until the end. 3/?
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Robotswithpersonality I do feel the need to flag the weird disconnect of the heroine rightly calling out those who profiled a Romanian character as automatically being caught up in criminal/gang activity, while also over-emphasizing the 'Greek-ness' (?) of her love interest at every turn.
Perhaps just a reflection of the contemporary attitudes given the book within the book takes place in the 50s, but it featured a fair amount of emphasis on who is a foreigner in that portion. 4/?
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Robotswithpersonality Of particular note for me was the almost afterthought parallel of the Pünd novel taking on capital punishment (1950s), while the Susan Ryeland portion takes on the miserable realities of prisons (modern day). 5/? 1y
Robotswithpersonality I'm glad for where Ryeland is at in her life when this novel ends, but it kind of makes me not want another book in this series, because it wrapped up so well, and because her getting tangled in a mystery, while providing the grounds for a great puzzle, just leaves me anxious the whole time!

If you think you can handle the warnings as outlined, it is an absorbing whodunit. 6/?
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Robotswithpersonality ⚠️SA, workplace harrassment, racism/xenophobia, classism, ableism, homophobia, animal cruelty(dog is OK), takes a dim view of sex work, and alludes to BDSM practices that were not safe, sane and consensual. 7/7 1y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Another reason to abolish the prison system...

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Robotswithpersonality
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I gotta ask. Is this a well-known British last name, or did the author decide to have a little fun with the 'copyright page' of his book within the book? 🤔

julesG Sounds made up to me. But there is a village called Appledore in Kent. 1y
Robotswithpersonality @julesG Author seems to like real places and fake names... 1y
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Robotswithpersonality
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🐓🤨 This paragraph brought to you by the double entendre.

BarbaraJean 😂😂 1y
julesG 🤣🤣 1y
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amyrohn
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The follow up to one of my all time faves, Magpie Murders, is just as twisty and fun as the first one! The clever book-within-a-book framing device is back, and while the premise of this one is so ridiculously far-fetched, I still had a great time trying to solve the mystery. I don‘t see how there could be a book 3, but if there is I‘ll certainly pick it up. Only critique is it was a little long and had some unpleasant character choices. 4.5/5⭐️

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RaeLovesToRead
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And then there's these beauties 🥰

It's been a bit of an Add to Basket kind of week...

Ruthiella But The Haunting of Tramcar 015 is wafer thin… it will barely take up any room on your shelves! 😆 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella EXACTLY!!!!!!! 2y
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Aims42
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Wohooo! I‘m so excited the next book in the series is getting a green light ✅👍🙌🥳🤩 Will definitely be tuning in!!!

jlhammar Yay! I was hoping they‘d continue on and do Moonflower. Very exciting! 2y
KathyWheeler Yay! I‘m so glad to hear this. 2y
Aims42 @jlhammar @KathyWheeler YES!! I gasped when I saw the news, so pumped they‘re continuing the series 🤩 2y
DivineDiana Just finishing up the Masterpiece series. Good news! 2y
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jlhammar
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#12Booksof2022 🎶 On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love read to me, sleuths Pund and Ryeland 🎶

For my twelve, I‘m highlighting my favorite audiobooks of the year. Great books that were all the more enjoyable thanks to outstanding narration &/or production.

Andrew65 Anthony Horowitz has written some excellent books. 2y
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KathyWheeler
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I didn‘t think I‘d finish this today, but I did. I have yet to be disappointed in an Anthony Horowitz novel, and this book was no exception. There were twists and turns both in the Alex Pünd story and in the Susan Ryeland story. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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It wasn‘t anywhere near as cold as it was yesterday — it was 54°, which isn‘t even that cold — but, for some reason, I was feeling it in my bones, so I only did a short walk. This is part of Mobile‘s Garden District that I walked in while waiting to pick up my daughter. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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I definitely had to wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt on my walk today (although I did roll up the sleeves 😊). I‘m starting to mix up some of the characters in this book with ones from Magpie Murders, but I don‘t think that‘s Horowitz‘s fault. I started watching Magpie Murders last night, so I think the characters crossed over a bit in my mind. #audiowalk

wanderinglynn Great photos! 2y
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KathyWheeler
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I feel as if this book is much longer than Magpie Murders; I‘ve still got 11 hours left, and I‘ve already listened to 6. Not that I‘m bored — I‘m not at all. It just feels longer. A little chillier today than it has been. I almost needed a sweater. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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Apparently, I‘m still in an Anthony Horowitz mood. Moonflower Murders is my new walking book. So far, so good. #audiowalk

jlhammar Always love the pics of your walks. Glad you‘re enjoying this. I thought it was a fun listen. I‘m hoping they‘ll adapt this one for a second season of the Masterpiece Mystery series! 2y
KathyWheeler @jlhammar I was going to watch the first season and I can‘t unless I pay for it! 😞 2y
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rachelk
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A quote from this book doubles as the perfect review, “There's something very satisfying about a complicated whodunnit that actually makes sense…” Indeed. ‘Moonflower Murders‘ is a very smart, satisfying, well plotted ‘book within a book‘ mystery that should appeal to fans of Agatha Christie. This is the follow up to ‘Magpie Murders‘ and there are recurring characters.

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jlhammar
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Watching the new adaptation of Magpie Murders (Masterpiece Mystery) reminded me that I hadn‘t yet read this second in the series. Enjoyed it just as much as the first. Love a good story within a story! Really good on audio (narrated by Allan Corduner and Lesley Manville who plays Susan Ryeland in the PBS series).

Aims42 Oooo good to know it‘s good on audio! Always on the hunt for good ones to listen to on long car rides 🙌 2y
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Jnnlb
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Intelligent cerebral mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Dragon
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Another mystery- the second in a series- I read the first book a few years ago. There‘s a mystery novel within a mystery novel. It‘s a fun trope and there‘s a nice homage to mystery authors like Agatha Christie ( a mention of The Labours of Hercules- made me smile) This is quite long but I had to listen at every opportunity.

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NatalieR
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Such a clever series….a book within a book! This is a very well executed mystery. Susan Ryeland is a former editor living in Greece and running a hotel with her boyfriend. She‘s hired by a couple to find their missing daughter back in London. Alan Conway‘s novel Magpie Murders plays a role in solving the disappearance and a murder that happened the couple‘s hotel years past. Never a full moment with all of the characters and crimes to be solved.

Tianarose I love Anthony Horowitz. Right now, I‘m reading 3y
EvieBee I can‘t wait for the next installment! 3y
NatalieR @Tianarose That‘s on my TBR. I‘ve read the first book in that series and loved it. 3y
NatalieR @EvieBee Same here! I love how he set it up for the next one. 3y
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kspenmoll
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Right now these three books are my weekend reads.

Andrew65 A great weekend ahead. 3y
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kspenmoll
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Listened to this mesmerizing tale while making dinner. Just loving it.

DogMomIrene 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I just finished Magpie Murders so this one is definitely on my TBR🤓 3y
PatriciaU I don‘t know how I missed this info when I first read Horowitz‘s books, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that he adapted many of the Poirot books for the Masterpiece series with David Suchet. I recently binged that whole series. 3y
KathyWheeler @PatriciaU He was also one of the creators of Midsommer Murders. 3y
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kspenmoll @KathyWheeler @PatriciaU I had no idea about either of these adaptations. I have seen some of Midsommer murders or Poirot! 3y
PatriciaU @KathyWheeler I have never watched Midsomer Murders. May be my next binge! 3y
KathyWheeler @PatriciaU There‘s something like 21 seasons of it! 3y
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kspenmoll
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#24in4 #readathon #librarycozy #kindleunlimited #audible

Read 350 pages of Little Black Book,read 50 pages of The Body in the Transept, listened to Moonflower murders for 8 hours. Definitely 20 hours. Being snowed in all day yesterday helped!

Andrew65 Doing great 👏👏👏 3y
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kspenmoll
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#weeklyreport #weeklyforecast
Finished the first five this week(clockwise) some just had a few chapters left. Started the last 4-in various stages. Actually I only read a chapter of The Shooting at Chateau Rock- lost it in my house until yesterday but was now reading Little Black Book. Hope to finish that book this week.

Suet624 Wow!! 3y
Cinfhen Busy, Busy!!! And I think u had a birthday this week ❣️❣️❣️Hope it was wonderful 3y
kspenmoll @Suet624 @Cinfhen Escape, escape, escape. My house tells the tale! My birthday was wonderful! Thanks Cindy & Sue💕 3y
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CaitlinR
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I almost bailed when the second novel appeared in Horowitz‘s latest Susan Ryland book. I wasn‘t sure I cared enough to follow the embedded clues. I‘m glad I stuck with it. Certainly, writing “Atticus Pünd Takes The Case” was a clever device, one that leads us to the golden-age-of-mystery like conclusion. Weary at the end, it is also true that I agreed with Andreas‘ suggestion that the pages be burned as a sacrifice to the gods.

CaitlinR Photo from “The Times” review of 2/25/21; ROBERTO RICCIUTI/GETTY IMAGES 3y
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Ericalambbrown
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Another great listen! Lesley Manville and Allan Corduner give wonderful performances. Like the first book in the series, this book is a “who done it” within another “who done it” and features the character Atticus Pünd. If you enjoyed Magpie Murders this one will probably fun for you as well.

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Twainy
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BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!!!

10 from Book Outlet!!
1 from Goldsboro GSFF.
1 from Amazon.

I‘ve read five and plan to read the other seven shortly!

#BookHaul

DrexEdit Nice book haul! 👍📚📚 3y
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Kaarin
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A mystery inside a mystery inside a mystery! It‘s a turducken of mysteries! 🦃

Aims42 “turducken of mysteries” 🤣🤣🤣 Love this! Totally sums up this book 👍🏻 3y
Ericalambbrown 😂😂😂That‘s fantastic! 3y
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Jeg
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I liked this more as I finally got towards the end. For me a marathon effort. I don‘t usually read thick books. He is clever. A prolific writer of kids books, adult books and screen scripts. I‘m warming to him. One more book of his on my TBR shelf .
#joysbooks2021
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SW-T
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Susan‘s life took a drastic turn after her last adventure in Magpie Murders. Loved how her story with Andreas was woven into her crime solving attempt, which was again centered around the book within the book. The ending neatly wrapped up all the storylines in a way that didn‘t seem too convenient or contrived.

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Twainy
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🎧 Too long. But great! A book within a book. While the Atticus book helped solve the real life mysteries, it was sooo many extra words LOL I‘m so glad I didn‘t know this was a classic Clue-like wrap up at the end. 😆 Several times I would have skipped to the reveal.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 👇🏻👇🏻

Twainy I enjoyed Susan‘s portion of the audiobook. Sadly bouncing between the kindle & audiobook was a challenge because I‘m not sure if it was the content or the male narrator but I didn‘t really like his parts. They played a part but I found myself zipping through his sections to get to the action.

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Twainy Susan‘s sections were more compelling. She is a retired editor/publisher but solving a current mystery using a murder/mystery she published in the last book, Magpie Murders. Complicated.

I loved the intricacy of the intertwining plots & now I want the hardcover even though I know the ending. I think I‘d pick up more on a reread.

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Twainy Good complicated surprising murder mystery! I‘m afraid to give anything away! I was frustrated with Susan‘s internal monologue when it came to comparing her fiancé and what she felt was a better version of him but I liked her natural deductive reasoning. ? 3y
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mom2bugnbee
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Ugh. I was in such a slump this month. Here's to a better June!

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Abailliekaras
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A cosy murder mystery for Agatha Christie fans. It‘s long & contains two books in one, as Susan re-reads a crime novel she published years ago that has clues to Cecily‘s disappearance. Elegantly plotted, the solution is so detailed that I would never have guessed it (& hard to believe Susan did). I didn‘t love Susan & the portrayal of gay characters felt a little dated. A fine read if you want a straight, white, Anglo crime novel.

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MallenNC
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Even though this is a book within a book, which justifies a long length, I think this should have been shorter. The lead up to Susan reading the book (and therefore the readers getting to read it) took too long and then the ending was somewhat drawn out. It was still a good experience trying to solve the case along with Susan.

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mom2bugnbee
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Anthony Horowitz has become a must-read for me! I have torn through his two Susan Ryeland mysteries and his two Sherlock retellings & will definitely continue with his backlist.

⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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LiteraryinPA
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Anthony Horowitz is the best. Seriously, I have loved every one of his books. This one was so clever!!! A book within a book format with clues that are right there for you to see... but I didn‘t see a single one of them until everything was revealed. Such a satisfying read!

LiteraryinPA @TheAromaofBooks This was my February #doublespin 4y
Ruthiella I think his books are fun to read. Pure entertainment! 😀 (edited) 4y
Aims42 I love his books!!! 4y
Twainy Magpie murders are on my TBR ... I think they‘ll be my first 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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KateD1
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I didn‘t know that this was the companion book the the Magpie Murders, but nonetheless it was great.
A book within a book!
#anthonyhorowitz #murdermystery

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Ruthiella
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Chop chop! Number three has been axed from my stacks. The second in the Susan Ryland/Atticus Pünd
books is much like the first. Fun and fast paced with a book within a book format. Susan returns to England from her new home and job in Greece to help solve the disappearance of someone who claims to really know who killed Frank Parish 8 years before. Allegedly all the clues are in the 3rd Atticus Pünd novel which Susan edited.

#AxetheStacks April

Cathythoughts Well done ! Another one gets the chop 😂 4y
Centique Oooh I‘m keen to try this series 😊 4y
Ruthiella @Cathythoughts Sung to the tune of “Another Bites The Dust” 🎵🎶 by Queen! 🤪 4y
Ruthiella @Centique These mysteries (also his Hawthorn series) go down easy. 4y
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Bookboss
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I loved The Magpie Murders, and I loved Horowitz‘s follow-up. Reading The Magpie Murders first would be helpful, but it isn‘t necessary to enjoy the next in the series. The book-within-a-book structure is impressive. The audiobook is fabulous. Great fun!

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BookishTrish
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Four murders and I guessed none of the murderers correctly. Love the mystery within a mystery format. Wholly enjoyable!

ShelleyBooksie Sounds so good! 4y
Crazeedi I have this on my shelf tbr!! 4y
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ferskner
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I don't know how Anthony Horowitz managed to write a book just as clever and compelling as Magpie Murders, but at this point I should just start sending him money in advance of whatever he decides to publish next. I ADORED this.

#pop21 #bookyouthinkyourbestfriendwouldlike

LiteraryinPA Eeeee! I‘m starting this soon with high hopes! 4y
Smarkies Oooo. I really liked magpie murders and was wondering if I would be disappointed with his other offerings. Will give this a try. 😁 4y
Librarybelle I am so mad at myself that I bought a copy of this from Book Depository, so I could theoretically read it before the US release date, and I have STILL yet to read it! 😂 One of these days I will get to it. I adore Anthony Horowitz! 4y
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Jaimelire
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Another great book by Horowitz. I really enjoy the “book within a book” format he uses in this series. It was a tad long, but very entertaining.

Ruthiella I have this on my shelf and it is enormous! But I‘m looking forward to reading it. 4y
Jaimelire @Ruthiella It‘s basically two stories in one. So you are getting two books in there, but linked together. Enjoy 4y
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BookishTrish
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Glorious weekend lie in

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reema
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Another clever book within a book by Horowitz. I like Ryeland and I like Pund. Both books are distinctive and well written. It‘s easy to forget about Ryeland‘s world when you‘re reading about Pund‘s. To write two distinct books and then weave them together so seamlessly… It‘s impressive, to say the least.

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rebbyj
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It has a book. In a book. ❤️

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Gaylagal2
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Thank you so much @catiewithac. These have been on my TBR for a long while and can't wait to read them 🤓🤙

#bookcupidswap
@candority

candority Yay! Happy Valentine‘s Day! 💕💘 4y
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