The Mystery Discussion Group, led by Vicki Duhr, will be reading Anthony Horowitz's "Magpie Murders".
This is a superb and intelligent homage to the Golden Age of Crime and draws on the work of writers like Agatha Christie. It is structured to contain a novel within a novel. This means there is more than one mystery at play. Susan Ryeland is in her forties, in a relationship with Andreas and an editor at Cloverleaf Books, the publishers. She is settling down to read the latest manuscript of the Atticus series from Alan Conway set in the 1950s. Atticus is a German refugee, who has assisted the police in a number of murder cases. He has an assistant, James Fraser, and is dying from terminal cancer. This is to be his last case. . . .
You will not want to miss this discussion, or the accompanying breakfast treats. Books are available at the circulation desk and all are welcome to join.
Mystery Discussion is the first Wednesday morning each month.