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Susan Ryeland is the editor of popular bestselling mystery, crime writer, Alan Conway. When she receives his latest novel, she assumes
is like his other novels. Conway's famous detective, Atticus Pünd is a
fan favorite and Susan has to put up with his odd behavior if she wants
to keep her job. His latest novel is about a murder at Pye Hall with an
eccentric cast of suspects. However, the more Susan reads the novel, the
more she realizes there is an overlap between Alan and Atticus's lives.
What is the secret behind the Conway's last novel?
I was intrigued by the cover of this novel and it reminded me of "The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martínez", which I enjoyed. (The similarity of having "murders" in the title). The telling of the story is from Susan reading about Atticus and the story about Alan Conway. Both of the stories read like they were written by two different authors and I personally found the Atticus Pünd story more interesting than Susan investigating Alan Conway's death. I found the portion with Susan to be drawn out and tedious to read. The ending was also a bit of a disappointment and one could see happening after all she mentioned it in the beginning before we even began to read the book.
