Marble Hall Murders
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz is a new addition to the bestselling Magpie Murders series, published by Penguin Random House on September 25, 2025. This 592-page novel is presented in English and follows editor Susan Ryeland as she navigates the complexities of a new mystery involving the famous detective, Atticus Pünd. After editing two novels that nearly cost her life, Susan is drawn back into the world of murder when she is asked to work on a continuation novel by Eliot Crace, who believes his grandmother was poisoned.
In this installment, Susan discovers that Eliot has concealed the identity of his grandmother’s killer within his book, leading her into a web of intrigue and danger. As she delves into Pünd’s Last Case, set against the backdrop of an exotic villa in the South of France, she uncovers unsettling connections between past events and her current predicament. With themes of mystery, suspense, and amateur sleuthing, readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative filled with puzzles and unexpected twists.
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From bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, comes a new novel in the bestselling Magpie Murders series in which editor, Susan Ryeland, uncovers the clues in an Atticus Pünd mystery to solve a murder.
‘A masterclass in mystery writing’ Ragnar Jónasson
‘Expect plenty of puzzles, red herrings and juicy murders’ Express
‘Horowitz is a genius’ Terry Deary
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Susan Ryeland has had enough of murder.
She’s edited two novels about the famous detective, Atticus Pünd, and both times she’s come close to being killed. Now she’s back in England and she’s been persuaded to work on a third.
The new ‘continuation’ novel is by Eliot Crace, grandson of Miriam Crace who was the biggest selling children’s author in the world until her death exactly twenty years ago.
Eliot believes that Miriam was deliberately poisoned. And when he tells Susan that he has hidden the identity of Miriam’s killer inside his book, Susan knows she’s in trouble once again.
As Susan works on Pünd’s Last Case, a story set in an exotic villa in the South of France, she uncovers more and more parallels between the past and the present, the fictional and the real world – until suddenly she finds that she has become a target herself.
It seems that someone in Eliot’s family doesn’t want the book to be written. And they will do anything to prevent it.
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More love for Marble Hall Murders:
‘Diabolically clever‘ New York Times
‘The computer isn’t born that can out-plot Horowitz’ The Daily Telegraph
‘Worthy of Agatha Christie‘ Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
‘[A] page-turner of a puzzle‘ Washington Post
‘Horowitz is one of the great masters of the contemporary page turner‘ Andrew Marr
‘Anthony Horowitz is one of my all-time favourite authors. Marble Hall Murders is a beautiful read’ Ryan Tubridy
Readers love Marble Hall Murders:
‘A must-read!’ 5-star reader review
‘One of the top crime books of 2025‘ 5-star reader review
‘Absolutely brilliant!’ 5-star reader review
‘Smart, gorgeously written and compelling‘ 5-star reader review
‘An excellent whodunnit‘ 5-star reader review
‘Absolute perfection‘ 5-star reader review
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