(We are having a major Manvillaissance right now, with Mrs. With a stellar cast led by Lesley Manville, it is exp[ected to probably land a second order, if not more. Though the series is only currently ordered for a six-episode single season, Horowitz already has a sequel novel out, 2020's Moonflower Murders. Horowitz, who was already well-known for writing scripts for Midsomer Murders, first conceived of Ryeland and the story within a story of Magpie Murders while working on the hit show. But when he dies after turning in the manuscript to his next novel, Ryeland discovers she has two mysteries to solve: Where the last chapter of his novel went and who it was that killed her friend. Based on the 2016 novel by British author Anthony Horowitz and adapted by the same, the story is the debut of his amateur detective Susan Ryeland, who begins the series as the book editor to author Alan Conway, the mastermind behind the best-selling Atticus Pünd detective series. PBS is presenting an all-female detective lineup this Fall, and the show firmly ensconced at the center of this block of mystery programming is the highly anticipated new series Magpie Murders.
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