Moonflower Murders

Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, Moonflower Murders (2020) by Anthony Horowitz is the Book 2 in the Magpie Murders series. Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian maintenance man, is arrested after police discover blood spatter on his clothes and bed linen. He is found guilty and sentenced to eight years in prison. It appears to be an open-and-shut case, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Alan Conway, the late author of the fictional Magpie Murders, knew Frank Parris and once visited Farlingaye Hall. Also, the third book in Conway’s detective series, Atticus Pund Takes the Cake, was based on the hotel. Cecily Treherne, the daughter of Farlingaye Hall’s owner, has read the book and believes the proof of Stefan’s innocence can be found in its pages. But now . . . Cecily Treherne has disappeared. So, Conway’s former editor, Susan Ryeland, leaves her own hotel in Crete and travels to Suffolk to investigate the murder and Treherne’s disappearance. “ Moonflower Murders 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—the joy of a storyteller finding brave new ways to dazzle his audience. Sophisticated, literate novels aren’t supposed to be so much fun.” — A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window Anthony Horowitz is the author of the US bestselling Magpie Murders and the Hawthorne and Horowitz mystery series, and one of the most prolific and successful writers in the English language; he may have committed more (fictional) murders than any other living author. As a TV screenwriter, he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle’s  War  on PBS. Horowitz regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines, and in 2014 was awarded an OBE. Buy Now from Bookshop Find other novels by Anthony Horowitz on Art In Fiction.