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Magpie Murders (Novel)
Magpie Murders is a murder mystery novel written by Anthony Horowitz in 2016, published first in the US by HarperCollins and later in the UK. Horowitz is commonly known for his Alex Rider series. Magpie Murders is his second mystery novel after The Word is Murder. He has written Sherlock Holmes stories however Magpie Murders is the first in his own voice.

== ==== Background ==== === === === 'Magpie Murders'' is Horowitz second mystery novel. He has written several other novels including the Alex Rider series and several mystery tv plots for Midsome Murders and adapting Agatha Christie's work for televison. Magpie Murders was his first transition from writing mysteries for tv to a novel.

“I’ve always loved the genre, and I’ve written dozens of murder mysteries on TV but have resisted writing one as a book until now,” Mr. Horowitz, 62

With a background of writing mystery novels focused on Sherlock Holmes adventures, he branched out to write one in his own voice. He credits both Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie as his influences.

Summary
The novel is told through a frame story. Two different story lines: one focusing on Alan Conway and his death being investigated by his editor and the second being told through the novel Conway was writing before he died. The death of Conway is ruled as a suicide but the last page of his last novel is missing. Following the footsteps of Susan Ryeland as she uncovers hidden meaning of Conway's death and novel.

Characters
not sure if I should add this section, I've read the book and know the characters but I'm unsure how I would prove I know the story without sources

Themes
Horowitz's novel focuses heavily on changing the normal tropes of mystery. Taking influence from Agatha Christie, Horowitz uses his detective character to emphasize the themes of loneliness and deception of everyday life. Horowitz uses each character to make the reader reflect on how they consume the mystery genre.

"I wanted it to be more than just a murder mystery story," he says. "I wanted it to be ... a sort of a treatise on the whole genre of murder mystery writing. How the writers come up with the ideas; how these books are formed. That was my interest in writing it.' Anthony Horowitz