MAGPIE MURDERS IS A BRISK, DEXTEROUS MURDER MYSTERY ABOUT THE FUN OF READING

[SheltieLover]

https://crimereads.com/magpie-murders-is-a-brisk-dexterous-murder-mystery-about-the-fun-of-reading/

Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz’s profoundly literary meta-mystery novel from 2016, might not seem like an obvious choice for adaptation to a television series. So much about the novel is about the practice of reading. The story begins when a book editor named Susan Ryeland presents a strange event that changed her life: a mystery that came to her attention when she read the manuscript of a new mystery novel called Magpie Murders. That mystery manuscript is unfinished, though, which means Susan has to go and hunt for the answer herself. But that novel also contains the clues to a real-life mystery, and it is up to Susan (and her own readers) to dig them out and connect them to the real-life circumstance. Horowitz’s Magpie Murders is pure pleasure—a beguiling and refreshing experiment with the traditional murder mystery genre that follows the rules while also taking on an entirely new dimension.

Horowitz himself wrote the script for the new television adaptation of the book. Fortunately, he, a veteran of TV whodunits (having created the Midsomer Murders series back in 1997) as well as the author of numerous detective series, knows how to tell a murder mystery differently, depending on form and media. And so the television incarnation of Magpie Murders, which premieres in the US on Masterpiece Mystery on PBS on Sunday, October 16th, doesn’t change the game so much as change the sport.

Much more at link.

Enjoy!

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Looks good. I probably can't binge watch it?

[SheltieLover]

2. Dunno.

I'm going to search library for an e copy.

[Staph]

11. If you donate at least $5 a month to your local PBS station, you should get Passport.

You can use it to watch all kinds of PBS shows, streaming on your schedule.

At the moment, there is only a trailer on the site for Magpie Murders, but after the first episode airs, it should show up on Passport. For some shows, they will post all the episodes after the first episode.

[MaryMagdaline]

12. Thank you!

[bucolic_frolic]

3. The man is prolific

Foyle's War was his baby too. I've seen posts accusing him of hogging UK's TV budgets with all his work. Other writers can't get a word in edgewise.

[SheltieLover]

7. Wow!

Thx for sharing!

[QED]

4. Horowitz is one of my favorite authors.

He has also written "new" James Bond novels.

His Moriarty is great!

Kareen Abdul Jabbar has coauthored a couple of books about Mycroft and Sherlock.

[SheltieLover]

8. Interesting!

Ty for sharing!

[Ocelot II]

5. I really liked the book, so thanks for mentioning the PBS series!

[SheltieLover]

9. Yw!

I'd never heard of this author, so I've slapped a hold on an e-version at the library.

Thx for sharing!

[whathehell]

6. Thanks for posting. I read the booh

and will.definitely be watching the TV adaptaion tomorrow night.

[SheltieLover]

10. Yw!

Seems popular for sure!

I've placed a hold on the e-book at library.

Enjoy!

[whathehell]

13. Yes!

If you liked The Magpie Murders, you might enjoy the author's other mysteries, A Line To Kill and The Word Is Murder as well.

[SheltieLover]

14. Haven't read Magpie Murders yet, but I will!

Ty!

[whathehell]

15. Oh right, you told me you had it on hold at the library..

Did you watch the TV adaptation of it tonite?

[SheltieLover]

17. No, I didn't. Did you?

Was it good?

[whathehell]

20. Yes. It was good..

It is serialized, so if you missed last night's episode, you can very likely tune into next week's and see a short " review" of last week's.

[SheltieLover]

21. Awesome!

Thx!

[whathehell]

22. Back at ya!

[SheltieLover]

23. ...

[whathehell]

24. Lol!

[Demsrule86]

16. Thanks Sheltie. I love mysteries...and literary mysteries especially.

[SheltieLover]

18. Me too!

How's daughter's knee?