Magpie Murders - 2022 - 7/10
Susan, editor for a prestigious publishing house, has a dilemma. Two actually.
The firm’s top writer has turned in a major novel … minus the final chapter!
Moreover, the author is now deceased. Possibly suicide, although many are skeptical.
The series weaves back and forth between modern Susan investigating the writer’s demise, and the period detective of the unfinished mystery, one Atticus Pünd, working to solve a series of deaths in the book.
Both mysteries are well plotted, firmly in the cozy world.
Not a series for multi-taskers, as scenes shift abruptly and several actors play dual roles.