#111 in Thriller
Moonflower Murders
- 608
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #9
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Our view
“Moonflower Murders” hides one whodunit inside another, ingeniously and with plenty of twists. Anthony Horowitz sends Susan Ryeland after a hotel employee who has disappeared, and tells it through a story set inside the story. Some readers find that structure confusing and drawn out. At over six hundred pages, it is the second Susan Ryeland mystery and a puzzle built in layers.
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About the book
Moonflower Murders is a 2020 mystery novel by British author Anthony Horowitz and the second novel in the Susan Ryeland series. The story focuses on the disappearance of a hotel employee and uses a story within a story format.
Reading order · Susan Ryeland
Full order & progress →- Magpie MurdersStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - Moonflower MurdersThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Marble Hall Murders
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 153 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 5.6 | 5 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 148 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Moonflower Murders?
It has 608 pages — longer than 95% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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