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Moonflower murders

It's an investigative novel, structured like two stories at once, but in one book.

It tells through 2 story lines: a current story in which Susan is hired to investigate the truth about Cecily's disappearance, and another is "Alan Conway's Book," in which Susan is an editor and has hints at past cases, including telling where Cecily has gone, with Susan investigating alongside reading the content of the book within the story.

Of course we have to act as Susan reads that to find clues to go with it.

A lot of character. A lot of suspicious.

There's a vibe Agatha Christie at the trial, everyone's gathered in the room, and there's someone who solves the case to give a lecture.

It's a little too long, tired, with another story piled up, like we've read two full books, no short.

Finally, I like the story inside more than the main story. Seriously.

# Read books # Book review # Investigative Fiction Review # Read along with lemon8

2025/10/13 Edited to

... Read moreหลายคนเสิร์ช “Moonflower Murders / Mandala Murders สปอย” เพราะอยากรู้ว่าเล่มนี้หักมุมไหม และอ่านยากแค่ไหน—ขอแชร์แบบไม่หลุดสปอยนะคะ เผื่อช่วยตัดสินใจก่อนเริ่มอ่าน Moonflower Murders (มูนฟลาวเวอร์ เมอร์เดอร์ส) ของ Anthony Horowitz เป็นนิยายสืบสวนที่เด่นตรง “เรื่องในเรื่อง” จริง ๆ คือเราตามซูซาน (Susan) ในเส้นเรื่องปัจจุบันที่ถูกจ้างให้ช่วยตามหาความจริงเกี่ยวกับการหายตัวของ Cecily แต่ในเวลาเดียวกัน ซูซานต้องอ่านต้นฉบับนิยายของ Alan Conway ที่เหมือนเป็นกุญแจไขคดี เพราะในเล่มด้านในมันฝังคำใบ้ของคดีเก่า ๆ และโยงไปถึงเรื่องคนหายด้วย ความรู้สึกตอนอ่านคือเหมือนเราเป็นบก.ไปกับซูซาน ต้องตั้งใจ “จับคำ” และสังเกตรายละเอียดมากกว่านิยายสืบสวนทั่วไป จุดนี้เองที่ทำให้หลายคนรู้สึกว่าเล่มหนา/ยาวและเหนื่อย เพราะไม่ได้อ่านเส้นเดียว แต่ต้องสลับโหมดระหว่างโลกปัจจุบันกับโลกในต้นฉบับตลอดเวลา ถ้าถามว่าให้ฟีลอะไร—ส่วนตัวให้กลิ่นอายอกาธา คริสตี้ชัด โดยเฉพาะจังหวะเฉลยที่เหมือนพาทุกคนมารวมกันแล้วค่อย ๆ ไล่เหตุผลว่าใครทำอะไร ทำไมถึงทำ (คลาสสิกมาก ๆ) ใครที่ชอบสืบสวนแบบ “วงล้อมผู้ต้องสงสัย” น่าจะถูกใจ ทริคเล็ก ๆ สำหรับคนกลัวหลงตัวละคร (เพราะตัวละครเยอะและน่าสงสัยหลายคน): - ทำโน้ตสั้น ๆ ว่าใครเป็นใคร ความสัมพันธ์กับใคร (เขียน 1 บรรทัดพอ) - เวลาเปลี่ยนเส้นเรื่อง ให้คั่นไว้ด้วยโพสต์อิท/ที่คั่น จะกลับมาอ่านต่อได้ไม่สะดุด - อย่าพยายามเดาทุกอย่างตั้งแต่ต้น ให้เก็บหลักฐานไปเรื่อย ๆ จะสนุกกว่า สุดท้าย ถ้าคุณเข้ามาเพราะอยากได้ “สปอย Mandala/Moonflower” แบบรู้คำตอบทันที อาจจะต้องบอกว่าเสน่ห์ของเล่มนี้อยู่ที่กระบวนการค่อย ๆ แกะมากกว่า แต่ถ้าชอบงานสืบสวนที่เล่นโครงสร้างซับซ้อน อ่านแล้วเหมือนได้อ่านสองเรื่องซ้อนกัน เล่มนี้เป็นตัวเลือกที่คุ้มและมีจุดพีคที่ชวนว้าวค่ะ

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