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Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
This book was a great read for people who don't normally read whodoneits. I don't normally read this style of book, and I found that I really liked it. However, I can see some pitfalls if this is the normal type of book that you read.
1. This book does a lot of fan service. They reference Agatha Christie books endlessly. They talk about the classic authors and how characters in this book are stolen from those authors far too often. I didn't notice it during the first part of the book but as you progress they lay it out more plain. If you notice it earlier that part of the book may seem very repetitive.
2. This book should have been obvious on who the criminal was. I don't really read the murder mystery books so I didn't know what to look for, but after it was explained at the end, I felt that it was rather obvious. This means the book was either excellently executed, or wasn't really that good of a murder mystery.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I read it almost non-stop. However, if you read murder mystery a lot you may find my caveats above hold true and you may want to skip this one.
1. This book does a lot of fan service. They reference Agatha Christie books endlessly. They talk about the classic authors and how characters in this book are stolen from those authors far too often. I didn't notice it during the first part of the book but as you progress they lay it out more plain. If you notice it earlier that part of the book may seem very repetitive.
2. This book should have been obvious on who the criminal was. I don't really read the murder mystery books so I didn't know what to look for, but after it was explained at the end, I felt that it was rather obvious. This means the book was either excellently executed, or wasn't really that good of a murder mystery.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I read it almost non-stop. However, if you read murder mystery a lot you may find my caveats above hold true and you may want to skip this one.