(gentle orchestral music) - Where we left off with "Magpie Murders" is that Susan Ryeland almost loses her life in a big fire that burns down her publishing company.
And we ended the series with her saying goodbye to Atticus Pnd.
- It's been a pleasure.
- For me, too.
- "Moonflower Murders" takes place about a year after "Magpie Murders" ended when Susan Ryeland left the UK for Crete where she set up a hotel with her partner Andreas.
Then two guests walk into her life with a story they tell her.
- It's about our daughter.
She's gone missing.
(door clicks) We think it may be because of one of your books.
- Inside that novel, Alan Conway has revealed the true killer of a murder.
- She read it.
- And then she disappeared.
I'm not going to find the answer written in a book eight years ago.
It's got nothing to do with me.
- Is that true?
Ms. Ryeland, what a pleasure to see you again.
Don't tell me you're involved in another murder.
So who do you think may have been responsible?
- We have the two ongoing 50s and contemporary investigations.
- It's a double brain tease and it's a double rollercoaster ride.
- By the power of prequel, I've been brought back to life to play Alan Conway again.
- It's good to see you, Alan.
- [Conleth] This novel is "Moonflower Murders."
It's his third.
Chapter one.
It was a picturesque village in the county of Devonshire.
– Sometime between 6: 28, 6:38 in the evening, somebody broke in her house and strangled her.
- We have a few returning characters who are the key characters to bring us through the two worlds, like Susan Pnd, and of course our lovely Chubb and Locke.
- There's an enjoyment of watching those characters again and the interplay that they have.
For instance, when you get, you know, Locke coming up against Susan again, you know, I think one of his opening lines is like, "I can't believe it's you again."
- I thought we were on first name terms by now.
- We're not on any terms at all.
I want a word.
(door slams) The characters I've worked in the past, you know that there's an appetite from the audience for it.
- You're a fan.
Pnd and Susan have this really rather lovely relationship, and of course he's a manifestation of her imagination.
Why does everything have to be so bloody complicated?
- The investigation or your personal life?
- Both.
- I hope if you enjoyed "Magpie Murders," you'll enjoy "Moonflower Murders" even more.
I think it's probably a twistier story.
Certainly, it's got a couple of really big surprises built into the end, a couple of reveals that will be in front of your eyes, but which hopefully you won't see or notice.
And a solution to both crimes actually, which are surprising to say the least.
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