Susan Ryeland book 1 · 2016
Magpie Murders
Susan Ryeland, a book editor, receives the latest manuscript from her bestselling author, Alan Conway, whose detective Atticus Pünd is investigating a death in a 1950s English village. But the final chapters are missing, and Conway is dead.
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Book facts
- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- Series
- Susan Ryeland, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 2016
- Setting
- Set in Suffolk
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Magpie Murders
4 recurring or key characters from Anthony Horowitz’s chart. Introduces Susan Ryeland, Atticus Pünd, Andreas Patakis and Alan Conway.
Lead 1
- Susan RyelandFirst appearanceBook editor turned amateur detective
Major 3
- Atticus PündFirst appearanceDetective in the novels within the novels
- Andreas PatakisFirst appearanceSusan’s partner
- Alan ConwayFirst appearanceBestselling author of the Atticus Pünd novelsDies before delivering his last chapters
Also featuring these characters
Other Anthony Horowitz books that share the most characters with Magpie Murders.
- Marble Hall Murders2025 · Susan Ryeland · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon