Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz. HarperCollins, 2020. Adult mystery. Just as in Magpie Murders, editor Susan Ryeland, is faced with clues that do not add up. Susan is called away from Crete and her life with Andreas to go back to England to reread one of her former client Alan Conway's books. An elderly couple in Suffolk own a hotel and their daughter Cecily has read the book. In it, Cecily finds the answers to a murder that happened at the hotel several years before. But, then Cecily disappears. They hope that Susan can see what Cecily saw and know the real murderer and find out where Cecily is.
Clues abound. People are everywhere. Anagrams and hidden "Easter eggs" provoke thought. Just as Susan has interviewed most of the people at the English hotel, she finally sits down to reread Conway's book. And, lo and behold, there is the full book smack in the middle of this one! Can readers find what Cecily saw? Can Susan?
The ending is worthy of an Agatha Christie drawing room setting with characters there and Susan Ryeland about to tell all. Even then, there are twists that probably no one saw coming. Watch for the PBS series based on Horowitz's books, but do read the books first.
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