Susan Ryeland

Anthony Horowitz

When a book editor receives the latest manuscript from a famously difficult crime novelist, she expects a familiar tale of a brilliant detective solving a village mystery. However, as she delves into the story, she uncovers a chilling parallel narrative hidden within the pages—a tale of real-life ambition, jealousy, and murder. This masterful novel brilliantly intertwines a classic whodunit with a contemporary thriller, inviting readers to become detectives themselves. It's a deviously clever homage to vintage English crime fiction, offering a suspenseful and ingeniously original mystery.

Anthony Horowitz

When a Romanian maintenance worker is convicted of murdering a retired advertising executive at a luxurious Suffolk hotel, the case seems closed—until a woman discovers that the crime may have been fictionalized in a mystery novel by a now-deceased author. Convinced that the truth lies hidden within the pages of Atticus Pund Takes the Cake, she begins to unravel the secrets of Farlingaye Hall, only to vanish herself under mysterious circumstances. Susan Ryeland, the former editor of the novel's author, abandons her quiet life in Crete to investigate both the original murder and the woman's disappearance, finding herself drawn into a labyrinth of deception where fiction and reality dangerously intertwine. In this ingeniously constructed mystery, Anthony Horowitz weaves together multiple layers of intrigue, challenging readers to separate truth from storytelling and justice from convenient conclusions. A masterful exploration of how stories can conceal as much as they reveal, this novel confirms Horowitz's place among contemporary masters of the puzzle mystery.