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A review by heyyyitsericm
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
4.0
I had hesitated picking up the first novel in the series - The Magpie Murders - for fear it would be too meta for its own good. But I thoroughly enjoyed it and was amazed at Horowitz’s ability to practically write two books for the price of one.
And he does it again with the follow up - Moonflower Murders. But Atticus Pund and his creator are both dead?! How does this work?
Susan Ryland is back, missing her days as an editor - and she gets pulled back into the Conway / Pund universe when a rich couple think a Pund book was the key to her disappearance.
The interesting thing about Susan is she isn’t necessarily likeable? And she’s an unlikely detective - which almost makes this series a standout!
And Horowitz manages it again - to have two mysteries in two books all play out throughout the course of one novel.
Both mysteries were well written - and to see them connected in the end was gratifying. And there’s a final revelation that will leave you kicking yourself for having missed it. But all the pieces come together in a final reveal which is pretty damn good.
And he does it again with the follow up - Moonflower Murders. But Atticus Pund and his creator are both dead?! How does this work?
Susan Ryland is back, missing her days as an editor - and she gets pulled back into the Conway / Pund universe when a rich couple think a Pund book was the key to her disappearance.
The interesting thing about Susan is she isn’t necessarily likeable? And she’s an unlikely detective - which almost makes this series a standout!
And Horowitz manages it again - to have two mysteries in two books all play out throughout the course of one novel.
Both mysteries were well written - and to see them connected in the end was gratifying. And there’s a final revelation that will leave you kicking yourself for having missed it. But all the pieces come together in a final reveal which is pretty damn good.