Book Recommendation – Marble Hall Murders

One author that I truly enjoy is Anthony Horowitz.  I’ve read quite a few of his books and they have been very well done.  I had been waiting for his latest – Marble Hall Murders.

This book is the third book in his Susan Ryland series.  Despite the fact that the three tie in together, it reads as a stand alone, too. 

Susan is an editor, so she reads and edits manuscripts.  What I love about these books is that there is a book within the book.  They both connect with each other.  Before I get into my quick thoughts, here is the Goodreads Synopsis:

Murder links past and present once again in this mind-boggling metafictional mystery from Anthony Horowitz—another tribute to the golden age of Agatha Christie featuring detective Atticus Pund and editor Susan Ryland, stars of the New York Times bestsellers Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders.

Editor Susan Ryeland has left her Greek island, her hotel, and her Greek boyfriend Andreas in search of a new life back in England.

Freelancing for Causton Books, she’s working on the manuscript of a novel, Pund’s Last Case, by a young author named Eliot Crace, a continuation of the popular Alan Conway series.  Susan is surprised to learn that Eliot is the grandson of legendary children’s author Marian Crace, who died some fifteen years ago—murdered, Elliot insists, by poison.

As Susan begins to read the manuscript’s opening chapters, the skeptical editor is relieved to find that Pund’s Last Case is actually very good. Set in the South of France, it revolves around the mysterious death of Lady Margaret Chalfont, who, though mortally ill, is poisoned—perhaps by a member of her own family. But who did it? And why?

The deeper Susan reads, the more it becomes clear that the clues leading to the truth of Marian Crace’s death are hidden within this Atticus Pund mystery.

While Eliot’s accusation becomes more plausible, his behavior grows increasingly erratic.. Then he is suddenly killed in a hit-and-run accident, and Susan finds herself under police scrutiny as a suspect in his killing.

Three mysterious deaths. Multiple motives and possible murderers. If Susan doesn’t solve the mystery of Pund’s Last Case, she may well be the next victim.

Horowitz again, does a fantastic job with a great mystery. I love how he intertwines the two stories and how it all comes together in the end.

There were a couple surprises, red herrings, and a few things I did guess.  Apparently, some of these books have been adapted for TV, but I’m not sure where to watch them.

I have yet to be disappointed by one of his books. They are worth the read!  I think you will enjoy them, especially if you are a mystery lover.

4.5 out of 5 stars