Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders
By: Anthony Horowitz

Great read! If you enjoy Agatha Christie books, you will like Magpie Murders.

At first, it threw me off that right away it went from the present to having you read the manuscript of a whodunit novel. I wasn't sure where they were going with it and what role the editor had in the book as a whole, but it really was an interesting thought to create a book that way.

Two mysteries to be solved- the murders within the manuscript and then the supposed suicide of the author of the manuscript. Typical of Agatha Christie books there was a host of suspects for both crimes, all with motive, and true to form- several red herrings.

I thought the story was very clever and hope I'll like some of Horowitz' other books as much.

My only criticism is how the editor handled a character’s confrontation with the killer at the end- why would she not assume her own life was in danger?! That part was kind of stupid, but overall, excellent book. It was long, but reads fairly fast.