Marble Hall Murders

APPLE BOOKS REVIEW

British mystery superstar Anthony Horowitz delivers another intricate puzzle in the capper to his mystery trilogy about inquisitive book editor Susan Ryeland and fictional detective Atticus Pünd. As we open, the Pünd series is being rebooted by troubled mystery writer Eliot Crace, grandson of a late, beloved children’s book author. Eliot has delivered his first manuscript, which features Pünd investigating the possible murder of a woman who appears, quite ominously, to be a stand-in for Eliot’s own famous grandmother. And things get even scarier when another death occurs, leaving Susan to find out who it is that doesn’t want the manuscript’s secret getting out. Horowitz loads this enjoyable mystery with puzzles, anagrams, and other clever clues for attentive listeners—but it’s just as fun to simply jump in and enjoy the ride. Stars of the TV adaptations Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan bring warmth and charm to their narration of the novel’s dual threads.