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Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz

3.88 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Such a clever book. almost want to reread it to see the abundance of clues I missed. Preferred the writing of the Pund novel over the editors narration but still, a great read
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Good mystery with two murders to solved. A book within a book. Good character development and great detective work.

A clever puzzle of a book, likely to be catnip for fans of Agatha Christie or other classic British mysteries. Sad to say I've never been drawn to such titles: human drama and deep character development have always moved me more than intellectual puzzles.
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
dark funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's fairly hard going, but the pay off is worth it. Plus you can skim read towards the end, which I found myself doing as there was a lot of writing (if that makes sense) before the conclusion. The way the book was written was enjoyable, I liked the novel within a novel.


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