A review by tashadandelion
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don't tend to read traditional whodunnits all that often, but something about the literary/meta twist to this book's plot drew me in. I enjoyed it and in particular really liked Susan Ryeland, the book editor-turned-sleuth. The pages turned easily, and I especially liked having to wait for the interrupted mystery-within-a-mystery to be resolved at the very end, but was perhaps slightly let down by the reveal in that story. The reveal in the "real-life" story was far more satisfying and well-constructed, IMO. 
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