In this dazzlingly clever sequel to his bestselling Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz returns to the world of literary detective Atticus Pund and now retired publisher Susan Ryeland.
A labyrinth of clues. A mystery novel hiding a deadly secret. A killer with a fiendish plot: a brilliantly intricate and original thriller from the bestselling author of Magpie Murders.
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.
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.
And when they tell her that Cecily has gone missing a few short hours after reading Atticus Pund Takes The Case, a crime novel Susan edited some years previously, Susan knows she must return to London to find out what has happened.
The clues to the murder and to Cecily's disappearance must lie within the pages of this novel.
But to save Cecily, Susan must place her own life in mortal danger ...
Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9781787464193
Number of pages: 608
Weight: 416 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 36 mm
Funny, profound and at times frightening, this is Horowitz at his very best. And the perfect jumping-on point for newcomers. - The Sun
When I read Magpie Murders (no ‘The’!) I never thought that there would be a sequel however Anthony Horowitz has worked his magic and produced a second story which is just as devious, gripping and page turning as the... More
My first Horowitz novel and loved it. Susan Rutland is approached to look into the disappearance of Cecily, which occurred after she read “Atticus Punt Takes the Case”. A book Susan published years ago. We have an... More
I really enjoyed this cleverly-plotted book with all its twists and red herrings although it took me a while to read because, with the book-within-a-book, there were so many characters to remember. I was attracted by... More
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