Magpie Murders: A Novel

from jmoncton

If you are a fan of Agatha Christie, you'll love this book! It's a classic Whodunit with a bit of a twist in that there are two different mysteries that are solved. The setting is a small town in England (of course!) complete with a vicar, a busybody, and a wealthy magnate. Absolutely charming an...

from Eyejaybee

This novel is a very entertaining and accomplished homage to the classic whodunit book in general, and Agatha Christie's mysteries in particular, and revolves around a lengthy extract from a novel written by one of the characters. Over the years I have become I am rather wary of extended meta fic...

from Maydacat

It's not a wheel within a wheel, but it is a story within story and it may have your mind spinning before it's over. Alan Conway has a successful mystery series, but he wanted to be more than just a mystery writer. Still, he has churned out nine of these much-loved books, loved by the public if n...

from Ameise1

This is an interesting mystery. During the first half you immersed yourself in the story, which then ends abruptly, of course at the most exciting point without knowing who the killer is now. Just to start a second mystery, similar in everything to the first, only that this appears as a reality w...

from msf59

I have sampled a classic British mystery, here and there, over the years, so I am just a novice in these deadly waters, but I do appreciate smart, crafty story-telling and I can tell this one is a homage to the those revered classics and is surely catnip for mystery buffs. I am not divulging many...