{"product_id":"marble-hall-murders","title":"Marble Hall Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, a new novel in the bestselling Magpie Murders series in which editor, Susan Ryeland, uncovers the clues in an Atticus Pund mystery to solve a murder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A masterclass in mystery writing'\u003c\/b\u003e Ragnar Jónasson\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eExpect plenty of puzzles, red herrings and juicy murders'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Horowitz is a genius'\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Deary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ______________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSusan Ryeland has had enough of murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e She's edited two novels about the famous detective, Atticus Pünd, and both times she's come close to being killed. Now she's back in England and she's been persuaded to work on a third.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The new 'continuation' novel is by Eliot Crace, grandson of Miriam Crace who was the biggest selling children's author in the world until her death exactly twenty years ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eliot believes that Miriam was deliberately poisoned. And when he tells Susan that he has hidden the identity of Miriam's killer inside his book, Susan knows she's in trouble once again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Susan works on Pünd's Last Case, a story set in an exotic villa in the South of France, she uncovers more and more parallels between the past and the present, the fictional and the real world - until suddenly she finds that she has become a target herself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt seems that someone in Eliot's family doesn't want the book to be written. And they will do anything to prevent it\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ______________\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore love for\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarble Hall Murders:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiabolically clever\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eMarble Hall Murders\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eas cunning a mystery as you'll read all year\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe computer isn't born that can out-plot Horowitz . . . Glorious fun'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/i\u003eThe dividing lines between reality and fiction (a \u003cb\u003eHorowitz trademark\u003c\/b\u003e) are deliciously intertwined' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorthy of Agatha Christie\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e *Starred Review*\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003emasterfully constructed whodunit\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Business Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '[A] \u003cb\u003epage-turner of a puzzle\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Anthony Horowitz is \u003cb\u003eone of the great masters of the contemporary page turner\u003c\/b\u003e' Andrew Marr\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Anthony Horowitz is \u003cb\u003eone of my all-time favourite authors\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMarble Hall Murders\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea beautiful read\u003c\/b\u003e and we are all in for \u003cb\u003ea real treat\u003c\/b\u003e' Ryan Tubridy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eMarble Hall Murders\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003emust-read\u003c\/b\u003e!' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'One of the \u003cb\u003etop crime books of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Absolutely \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e!' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eSmart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003egorgeously written\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eexcellent whodunnit\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Absolute \u003cb\u003eperfection\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48362780360887,"sku":"9781529904352","price":359.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/0585\/8999\/files\/19465243482732_44ab1e08-5a28-4e05-9edf-e66ab4d72114.jpg?v=1777536143","url":"https:\/\/bargain-books-3052.myshopify.com\/products\/marble-hall-murders","provider":"Bargain Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}