Moonflower Murders

A Novel

By: Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Allan Corduner

Narrated by Lesley Manville

New York Times Bestseller • Soon to be a MASTERPIECE mystery series on PBS!

Bestselling author Anthony Horowitz brings back his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of Magpie Murders, in an inventive, labyrinthine story that is “catnip for classic mystery lovers” (Time magazine).

Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is living the good life. She is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her long-term boyfriend Andreas. It should be everything she's always wanted. But is it? She's exhausted with the responsibilities of making everything work on an island where nothing ever does, and truth be told she's beginning to miss London.

And then the Trehearnes come to stay. The strange and mysterious story they tell, about an unfortunate murder that took place on the same day and in the same hotel in which their daughter was married—a picturesque inn on the Suffolk coast named Farlingaye Hall—fascinates Susan and piques her editor’s instincts.

One of her former writers, the late Alan Conway, author of the fictional Magpie Murders, knew the murder victim—an advertising executive named Frank Parris—and once visited Farlingaye Hall. Conway based the third book in his detective series, Atticus Pund Takes the Cake, on that very crime.

The Trehearne’s, daughter, Cecily, read Conway’s mystery and believed the book proves that the man convicted of Parris’s murder—a Romanian immigrant who was the hotel’s handyman—is innocent. When the Trehearnes reveal that Cecily is now missing, Susan knows that she must return to England and find out what really happened.

Brilliantly clever, relentlessly suspenseful, full of twists that will keep readers guessing with each revelation and clue, Moonflower Murders is a deviously dark take on vintage English crime fiction from one of its greatest masterminds.

I want the next one now!

Though a little “twisty turny“ thoroughly engaging. You do have to pay a bit more attention than one might ordinarily pay it is worth it. Maybe the next one will be a book within a book within a book. Characters well drawn, plot complicated but engaging, scenes brought to life with creation of atmosphere rather than boring descriptions. Loved it!

Twisted

I enjoyed this book, especially the middle and the ending with the twisted ending. Not going to
Lie the beginning is kinda slow just keep going.

Not as good as Magpie Murders

This was certainly an enjoyable read, and perhaps I’m being unfair to compare it to Magpie Murders, but they are very similar in style and format. One of my biggest issues with this book was the female narrator. She made very little effort to change her voice when she was speaking the part of a man. The only exception to this was when she adopted an Irish accent when she was reading as Aidan. The Irish accent was actually pretty good. But otherwise, it was extremely difficult to tell who was speaking, and I found that rather annoying.
The narrator aside, it was a good book, and it certainly filled many enjoyable hours. I gave it four stars.

Entertaining enough.

Performances are great. Not a huge fan of mysteries that are all but impossible to solve since the audience is not privy to all the clues.

Must read!

Layer after layer of intrigue, mystery and fun, something I've come to expect from this author. Highly recommend!