{"product_id":"magpie-murders-anthony-horowitz-9780062645227","title":"Magpie Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/em\u003e is a double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don't often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers.\" --Janet Maslin\u003cem\u003e, The New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Novel NPR best book of the Year \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e best book of the Year \u003cem\u003eEsquire \u003c\/em\u003ebest book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMoriarty\u003c\/em\u003e, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. After working with the bestselling crime writer for years, she's intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus P?d, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. An homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, Alan's traditional formula has proved hugely successful. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConway's latest tale has Atticus P?d investigating a murder at Pye Hall, a local manor house. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but the more Susan reads, the more she's convinced that there is another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition, and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasterful, clever, and relentlessly suspenseful, \u003cem\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/em\u003e is a deviously dark take on vintage English crime fiction in which the reader becomes the detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062645226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062645227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2017 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/04\/2017","brand":"Anthony Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133628805375,"sku":"9780062645227","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ac808f1-85e6-4c24-b2d8-ada1f9ff6d8e.jpg?v=1687487270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magpie-murders-anthony-horowitz-9780062645227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}