Alan Conway est un auteur à succès. Les lecteurs vénèrent son détective, Fidèle Staupert, et raffolent de ses enquêtes dans la campagne anglaise, véritables hommages à l'âge d'or des romans d'énigme et à la reine du crime, Agatha Christie. Plus les fans achètent, plus son éditrice, Susan Ryeland, sourit. Mais le dernier roman de Conway n'est pas comme les autres.' En s'y plongeant, Susan découvre que le manuscrit dissi mule une bien sombre énigme et qu'il ne s'agit cette fois pas d'une fiction.
Son auteur est en danger et Susan, éditrice devenue détective à son tour, doit déchiffrer le puzzle de cette comptine mortelle avant qu'il ne soit trop tard...

'Want to read a great whodunnit? Anthony Horowitz has one for you: MAGPIE MURDERS. It's as good as an Agatha Christie. Better, in some ways. Cleverer.' Stephen King 'The finest crime novel of the year' Daily Mail ***** Seven for a mystery that needs to be solved . . . Editor Susan Ryland has worked with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years. Readers love his detective, Atticus Pünd , a celebrated solver of crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s. But Conway's latest tale of murder at Pye Hall is not quite what it seems. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but hidden in the pages of the manuscript lies another story: a tale written between the very words on the page, telling of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition and murder. From the creator of Midsomer Murders comes a fiendish mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. ***** Praise for Magpie Murders - the gripping Sunday Times bestselling crime thriller: 'Ingenious' Sunday Times 'Thrilling and compelling with a stunning twist' Daily Mail 'A stylish thriller' Sunday Mirror 'A cunning reinvention of the thriller' Mail on Sunday
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SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER OWN MURDER?

A woman is strangled six hours after organising her own funeral.

Did she know she was going to die? Did she recognise her killer?

Daniel Hawthorne, a recalcitrant detective with secrets of his own, is on the case, together with his reluctant side-kick - a man completely unaccustomed to the world of crime.

But even Hawthorne isn't prepared for the twists and turns in store - as unexpected as they are bloody...
_________________ Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's page-turning new detective series. If you enjoyed BBC's Sherlock, you'll LOVE The Word is Murder.

Chosen as one of Crime Time's books of the year 'Raises the game-playing to Olympic level' - Guardian Books of the Year 'A real page-turner. I loved it!' - ALED JONES (ITV, Weekend) 'The beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic elan as Horowitz blurs the line between fact and fiction' - Financial Times 'Splendidly entertaining, absorbing and difficult to put down. Hawthorne is an intriguing character' - Daily Express 'Sharp-witted readers who think they've solved the puzzle early on can rest assured that they've opened only one of many dazzling Christmas packages Horowitz has left beautifully wrapped under the tree' - Kirkus Reviews 'Deduction and wit are well-balanced, and fans of Peter Lovesey and other modern channelers of the spirit of the golden age of detection will clamor for more' - Publishers Weekly Lire la suite Fermer

Next Ian Flemming-Autor, schreibt den nächsten James Bond (wie William Boyd vorher) Engländer, "Alex Rider Serie", Sherlock-Holmes-Novels, others

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Exciting... 007 is back' Daily Express 'Evil villains, fast cars...and the story rips along' Guardian The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz ***** A SPY IS DEAD One body. Three bullets. A British agent floats in the waters of the French Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand.

A LEGEND IS BORN Determined to uncover the truth, James Bond enters a world of fast cars, grand casinos and luxury yachts. But beneath the glamour, he soon encounters a dangerous network of organised crime.

THIS IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN It's time for Bond to earn his licence to kill. He must find those responsible and unravel their devastating plan - before he becomes their next victim...

***** 'Tremendous fun... Horowitz has the discipline and skill of a first-class action writer' Sunday Express 'Horowitz excels at action sequences' Sunday Times
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