![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are three main characters who are gay. He's also the only character that is not at all shy about voicing his racist views towards all Romanian immigrants. He is portrayed as hot-headed, extremely angry all the time for no real discernible reason, and completely unreasonable. There is only one Black character in either book, a detective who has a supporting role in both novels (though more so in Moonflower). Though there is no love lost between Susan and Conway, she finds his death suspicious, and also is determined to locate the missing pages so she can find out who-dunnit! As she dives into research and interviews with people Conway knew best, she begins to see striking similarities between his personal story and that of his book, Magpie Murders. The last chapters of the book are missing! And to top it off, not long after this, she learns that Alan Conway is dead - appearing to have committed suicide by jumping off the tower of his mansion. Alan Conway's Magpie Murders takes up the first half of the book, and it's a very good story! But at around the 200-page mark, it ends abruptly, and returns to Susan as narrator. It is his 9th in a series starring the fictional character of Detective Atticus Pünd. To start Susan Ryeland, editor for a small publishing house, begins reading the latest Alan Conway novel, called Magpie Murders. It's a very clever and well-devised murder mystery. ![]() First, let me sing the praises of Magpie Murders(and say thanks to Jess for the nudge to read it!). ![]()
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