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Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz book cover

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Virtual Mystery Book Club
2021-03-12 19:00:00 2021-03-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Virtual Mystery Book Club Online

Friday, March 12
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-03-12 19:00:00 2021-03-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Virtual Mystery Book Club Each month we will discuss a different mystery novel. This month's title will be Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. Online

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Each month we will discuss a different mystery novel. This month's title will be Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz.

"When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has little idea it will change her life. She's worked with the revered crime writer for years and his detective, Atticus Pund, is renowned for solving crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s. As Susan knows only too well, vintage crime sells handsomely. It's just a shame that it means dealing with an author like Alan Conway...

But Conway's latest tale of murder at Pye Hall is not quite what it seems. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but hidden in the pages of the manuscript there lies another story: a tale written between the very words on the page, telling of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition and murder.

From Sunday Times bestseller Anthony Horowitz comes Magpie Murders, his deliciously dark take on the vintage crime novel, brought bang- up-to-date with a fiendish modern twist." 


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The Mystery Book Club meets via Zoom on the 2nd Friday of the month at 7:00pm (unless otherwise noted). Register with an email address to receive the link. 

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