Book
Magpie murders
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062645227 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0062645226 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780062645234 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0062645234 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9780062645241
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Physical Description:
213, 236 pages ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britian in 2016 by Orion Books"--Title page verso. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Book editors Fiction Crime writing Fiction Murder Fiction Ryeland, Susan (Fictitious character) Fiction |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | M HOROW A (Text) | 33126022308005 | Display | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | M HOROW A (Text) | 33126022379725 | Mystery | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | M HOROW A (Text) | 33126022379717 | Mystery | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | M HOROW A (Text) | 33126025094313 | Mystery | Checked out | 05/10/2024 |
| Independence Branch | M HOROW A (Text) | 33126025094321 | Mystery | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Ignoring the troubling behavior of an eccentric crime writer with whom she has worked for years, editor Susan Ryeland is dismayed when a subplot hidden in the author's latest manuscript reveals a real-world murder. By the best-selling author ofMoriarty . 150,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
When she realizes that the final chapter of mystery writer Alan Conway's latest manuscript is missing and Alan later turns up dead, editor Susan Ryeland follows clues buried in the text to investigate the author's suspicious death. - Baker & Taylor
"From New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes Magpie Murders, a brilliant and strikingly original reimagining of the classic whodunit (a la Agatha Christie) with a contemporary mystery wrapped around it"-- - HARPERCOLL
"Magpie Murders is a double puzzle for puzzle fans, who donât often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times
New York Times bestseller |Â Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Novel |Â NPR best book of the Year |Â Washington Post best book of the Year |Â Esquire best book of the Year
From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery.
When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conwayâs 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, sheâs intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. An homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, Alanâs 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.
Conwayâs latest tale has Atticus Pünd 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 sheâs convinced that there is another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition, and murder.
Masterful, clever, and relentlessly suspenseful, Magpie Murders is a deviously dark take on vintage English crime fiction in which the reader becomes the detective.