description Moonflower Murders Overview
Moonflower Murders is a 2020 mystery novel by Anthony Horowitz and the sequel to Magpie Murders. Former editor Susan Ryeland is asked to investigate a disappearance connected to a murder at an English hotel, leading her back to an Atticus Pünd manuscript written by the late author Alan Conway. Like its predecessor, the book contains a complete fictional detective novel whose concealed references help Susan interpret a crime in the surrounding narrative.
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Do I need to read Magpie Murders before Moonflower Murders?
Moonflower Murders explains its central case, but reading Magpie Murders first gives useful context for Susan Ryeland, Alan Conway, and fictional detective Atticus Pünd. It is the second Susan Ryeland novel.
Why does Susan read Atticus Pünd Takes the Case?
Missing woman Cecily Treherne had claimed that the old manuscript reveals who committed a murder at her family's hotel. Susan rereads it because Alan Conway embedded clues to the real crime within his fictional mystery.
Is Moonflower Murders another book within a book?
Yes. The novel contains Susan Ryeland's modern investigation and the complete Atticus Pünd mystery Atticus Pünd Takes the Case, set in the 1950s.
Was Moonflower Murders adapted for television?
Yes. A 2024 television adaptation starred Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland and Tim McMullan as Atticus Pünd, reprising their roles from Magpie Murders.
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