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Moonflower Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Very few whodunnits manage to surprise me the way the Susan Ryeland series has so far, and I don't think I've read a murder mystery executed as well as The Moonflower Murders. I was a big fan of the first book and wondered how he would continue with the publisher-meets-detective arc, but he does so quite convincingly.
The plot (which I will refrain from describing) is clever and immersive, and the book-within-a-book plot device serves as a good basis for creating a layered story with a complex trail of open questions.
At 600+ pages, this is no quick read, but I was invested throughout. While many books (whole genres, in fact) require effort to finish, this one pulls you forward naturally. It's almost a masterclass in keeping readers engaged. It reaffirms my theory that the crime fiction/thriller genre is the closest authors have come to creating engaging writing as a science.
This, just like the previous book in the series, is well worth the read. I'll definitely be reading the finale next year.
An aside: this series contains one of the worst page-numbering systems in existence, which changes depending on which book you're reading.
The plot (which I will refrain from describing) is clever and immersive, and the book-within-a-book plot device serves as a good basis for creating a layered story with a complex trail of open questions.
At 600+ pages, this is no quick read, but I was invested throughout. While many books (whole genres, in fact) require effort to finish, this one pulls you forward naturally. It's almost a masterclass in keeping readers engaged. It reaffirms my theory that the crime fiction/thriller genre is the closest authors have come to creating engaging writing as a science.
This, just like the previous book in the series, is well worth the read. I'll definitely be reading the finale next year.
An aside: this series contains one of the worst page-numbering systems in existence, which changes depending on which book you're reading.