Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide bestseller Magpie Murders, a brilliantly complex literary thriller by Anthony Horowitz. The follow-up to Magpie Murders.
A labyrinth of clues. A mystery novel hiding a deadly secret. A killer with a fiendish plot: a brilliantly intricate and original thriller from the bestselling author of Magpie Murders_____________________________________________´A beautiful puzzle: fiendishly clever and hugely entertaining. A masterpiece.´ Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting PartyRetired publisher Susan Ryeland is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her long-term boyfriend. But life isn´t as idyllic as it should be: exhausted by the responsibility of making everything work on an island where nothing ever does, Susan is beginning to miss her literary life in London - even though her publishing career once entangled her in a lethal literary murder plot.
So when an English couple come to visit with tales of a murder that took place in a hotel the same day their daughter Cecily was married there, Susan can´t help but find herself fascinated.
And when they tell her that Cecily has gone missing a few short hours after reading Atticus Pund Takes The Case, a crime novel Susan edited some years previously, Susan knows she must return to London to find out what has happened.
The clues to the murder and to Cecily´s disappearance must lie within the pages of this novel.
But to save Cecily, Susan must place her own life in mortal danger..._____________________________________________Want to read more Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland? Order a copy of Sunday Times bestseller and the #1 ebook bestseller MAGPIE MURDERS, out now._____________________________________________´Showcases Horowitz´s full battalion of strengths: the whiplash plotting, the leather-smooth prose, the bold energy and, above all, the bright spark of joy that ignites the best fiction. Sophisticated, literate novels aren´t supposed to be so much fun.´ AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window´There is no mystery writer whose puzzles make me think, ´Ooh, I can´t wait!´ more than Anthony Horowitz. He is a master of the cunning plot device, and brings zest and originality to the traditional murder mystery novel.´ Sophie Hannah
´It is always a pleasure to read a new Anthony Horowitz mystery ... a wonderfully enjoyable read´ Ragnar Jonasson
´I came to Moonflower Murders already a fan of Anthony Horowitz´s unique and complex style of crime fiction from Magpie Murders... [I found it] very exciting to give her a voice, aware always not to go too fast because I couldn´t wait to turn the page!´ Lesley Manville, narrator of the Moonflower Murders audiobook´So clever, a story within a story within a story. A triumph.´ Kate Mosse
´A masterpiece by an author at the top of his genre.´ Adam Hamdy
´Absolutely loved it. So clever, just masterful stuff.´ Richard Osman