Title in this set: magpie murders: the sunday times bestseller crime thriller by anthony horowitz a gripping, cleverly layered mystery for readers who love classic whodunits with a modern twist. Perfect for parents, teachers, gift buyers and book lovers, this paperback edition delivers polished storytelling, memorable characters and a puzzle that rewards close reading. Condition: brand new format: paperback isbn: 9781409158387 editor susan ryland has spent years shepherding bestselling crime writer alan conway’s novels to publication. Conway’s fictional detective, atticus pünd, is a celebrated solver of village mysteries in the 1950s a comforting, familiar world for fans of agatha christie’s miss marple and hercule poirot. But magpie murders is not just another cozy pastiche. It’s a cleverly constructed book within a book, a crime thriller that folds a contemporary editorial mystery around a golden-age murder story, delivering surprises on every level. What’s inside the story the primary narrative follows susan as she confronts the unexpected: the final manuscript from conway is darker and stranger than any before. Within those pages lies murder at pye hall, a perfectly crafted period mystery with dead bodies and a wide cast of suspects and, buried between the lines, a second story hinting at real-life jealousy, ruthless ambition and betrayal. Anthony horowitz, the bestselling author and creator of the tv hit midsomer murders, uses his deep knowledge of the genre to twist...