![]() "A whodunit is one of the few types of fiction that dot every i and cross every t, for all fiction is in a way a search for truth," Horowitz says. It takes a smart detective to sort through all the pieces of the puzzle and put them in the right place, because, of course, in a good whodunit the murder always gets solved. Horowitz says murder is a fast way to get to know someone - their secrets, their habits, their enemies, their friends. ![]() ![]() His latest foray into fictional crime solving is a whodunit about whodunits: a novel called Magpie Murders. ![]() Horowitz has written two Sherlock Holmes novels (with the blessing of Arthur Conan Doyle's estate) and created two popular mystery shows for the BBC, Foyle's War and Midsomer Murders. "When I said, 'I've got a whole series of terrific murders which take place in that time,' they opened the door." "If I had gone to the BBC and said I wanted write about, I don't know, the social history of 1940 to '47, they would have probably said no," Horowitz explains. during World War II, but that wasn't its selling point. He says everyone is fascinated by murder - just look at Foyle's War, his BBC mystery series. For writer Anthony Horowitz, that's where it all starts. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Magpie Murders Author Anthony Horowitz ![]()
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