Several years ago, a flamboyant advertising executive was murdered while staying at a posh hotel in the English countryside, and an immigrant maintenance man was sentenced to prison for the crime. But nearly eight years later, Cecily, the daughter of the hotel owners, believes that the man was wrongly imprisoned. Her proof? The book Atticus Pund Takes the Case, written by the late author Alan Conway and based loosely on the murder and hotel staff. But when Cicely goes missing, her parents track down Conway's editor, Susan Ryeland, to review the book and search for clues that may help them find their daughter — and find out if the right man is in prison for the initial crime.
Much like the initial Alan Conway/Susan Ryeland book (Magpie Murders), Moonflower Murders is a book-within-a-book. While it's a clever puzzle mystery, I felt like this gimmick was a bit played out — why couldn't there be a different way for this book to work? Had I not read Magpie, I think I would've enjoyed this one more.
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