Susan Ryeland 以為回到英國後能遠離危險,卻被捲入另一樁跨越世代的疑案。隨著 Atticus Pünd 的最後一案逐步展開,讀者同時閱讀兩個故事,也同時參與兩場解謎。作者巧妙利用平行敘事,讓過去與現在、虛構與真實彼此映照。每一次發現線索,都可能帶來新的疑問;每一個角色,看似無關,卻都可能牽動結局。節奏緊湊卻不失優雅,被多家國際媒體譽為「極其聰明」的推理小說,適合喜愛層次豐富、耐人尋味的推理讀者細細品讀。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______________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 d