Cecily’s sister is waiting for a chance to dismiss Ryeland.

Ryeland flies to London, speaks to people, angers them and is frequently lied to. For one, the man was cryptic and blatantly obvious at the same time. Unravelling the clues in Conway’s novel is far, far more difficult than Ryland had anticipated it to be. Before the mystery was solved, naturally. He had also apparently sprinkled clues throughout the text that only the hapless Cecily had spotted. The Trehearnes, who also own a hotel, had had a murder on their property eight years ago that Alan Conway had drafted into his novel. And then, strangely, she is approached by the forbidding Trehearnes, who offer her a vast sum of money to find their missing daughter Cecily. Susan Ryeland, who was once editor of the infamous Conway’s books, is now a hotel owner. He was also clever, placing clues to a murder within the pages of his book as Easter eggs. The author of the in-book book, Alan Conway, was rather infamous when he was alive and obnoxious to boot. It is a remarkable book, because it features a hotel and reflections of real personages who are, understandably, very annoyed.

In Moonflower Murders, a certain bestselling author (who also happens to be deceased) has written a book. This one though is not directly a sequel and while it does feature the same protagonist, it stands well enough on its own. Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz is the second book featuring Susan Ryeland, editor and reluctant sleuth, following the Magpie Murders.

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