New out this year, Magpie Murders a BritBox original. Based on Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling novel. Available to stream now via BritBox or Amazon UK Prime Video (released February 2022). And coming soon to Amazon US Prime Video. Starring the brilliant Lesley Manville. Also starring Daniel Mays, Tim McMullan, Pippa Haywood, Michael Maloney and Conleth Hill. Series one includes 6 episodes, detailed below.
For more top new 2022 crime dramas on TV including BritBox and Acorn TV as well as more by Anthony Horowitz, see my posts listed below.
Magpie Murders Books
1. Magpie Murders
Published: 2016 – Once again, Anthony Horowitz proves to be a captivating storyteller in this mysterious crime caper with an old-school twist. Crafting a narrative that is fuller and more intimate at second glance, there is much more than meets the eye.
When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway’s latest novel, she has little idea it will change her life. She’s worked with the revered crime writer for years, and his detective, Atticus Pund, is renowned for solving crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s.
As Susan knows only too well, vintage crime sells handsomely. It’s just a shame that it means dealing with an author like Alan Conway… [Source: Amazon]
*Magpie Murders book is available online from UK Amazon and US Amazon – paperback, hardcover, Kindle Edition and Audible Audiobook. Also available from Apple: Apple Books and Apple Audiobook.
2. Moonflower Murders
Published: 2020 – Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is living the good life. She is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her long-term boyfriend, Andreas. It should be everything she’s always wanted – but is it? She’s exhausted with the responsibilities of making everything work on an island where nothing ever does, and truth be told she’s beginning to miss her old life in London.
And then a couple – the Trehearnes – come to stay, and the story they tell about an unfortunate murder that took place on the same day and in the same hotel in which their daughter was married is such a strange and mysterious one that Susan finds herself increasingly fascinated by it. And when the Trehearnes tell her that their daughter is now missing, Susan knows that she must return to London and find out what really happened… [Source: Amazon]
*Moonflower Murders book is available online from UK Amazon and US Amazon – paperback, hardcover, Kindle Edition and Audible Audiobook. Also available from Apple: Apple Books and Apple Audiobook.
Magpie Murders TV Series
Season 1
Lesley Manville stars in this gripping BritBox Original (February 2022) – a mystery within a mystery. Adapted from Anthony Horowitz’s hit novel, it follows an editor who gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives an unfinished manuscript. Magpie Murders is a unique crime drama which spans two time periods (1950s and contemporary Britain) with the cast portraying multiple characters in the different time periods – in the real and literary fiction worlds! IMDb 7.5/10 (6.9K).
Episode List
- The search for a missing chapter in a new book leads to murder.
- Two murders. One in a book, one in real life. How are they linked?
- Susan’s private life is in turmoil as she tries to close in on the killer.
- As Alan Conway is buried, Susan Ryeland receives help from an unexpected source.
- A tragedy at the lake at Pye Hall reveals some dark secrets from the past.
- The discovery of the missing chapter leads to a great many revelations.
*Magpie Murders BBC BritBox crime drama is available to stream online with Prime Video on UK Amazon and US Amazon.
Season 2
Season 2 will be based on the sequel book, Moonflower Murders. And production started at the end of 2023. Once a release date has been announced, I’ll update this page with the details of the air date and where you’ll be able to watch it in the UK, US or online.
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