Magpie Murders is absolutely fantastic. It’s a murder mystery within a murder mystery and is a complete homage to Agatha Christie and the genre itself. The first half of the book is the ninth novel in a successful whodunnit series by an English author. His detective, Atticus Pund is trying to solve a murder in a sleepy little village. But the final chapters are missing! I was actually really aggravated when it cut off. But really, that was the point. The second half of the book is narrated by the editor of the Pund series, as she hunts for the missing pages AND investigates the untimely death of the author. SO GOOD! Pacing, characterization, world building - it’s all brilliantly put together. I’ll admit, I was a bit more interested in the Pund novel, rather than the mystery surrounding it. The editor’s narrative voice was just so different. But that really didn’t take away from my overall enjoyment of the story. I will recommend Magpie Murders a million times over. Go read it!