We're running a Magpie Murders marathon before its sequel, Moonflower Murders, premieres September 15 at 9pm on WTIU! This beguiling mystery-within-a-mystery is adapted from Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling book by the author himself. With a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot of Magpie Murders revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway’s latest novel, with little idea of how it will change her life.

Sunday, September 15

Episode 1 – 12pm
A dead mystery author. An unfinished book. His editor is soon involved in his suspicious death.

Episode 2 – 1pm
Was Alan Conway’s death actually murder? The missing last chapter may hold the secret.

Episode 3 – 2pm
Susan is in line to become the next CEO as the detective plot in Alan’s last novel unfolds.

Episode 4 – 3pm
The plot of Alan’s new book and the lives of his acquaintances start to converge.

Episode 5 – 4pm
Susan’s private life has unexpected connections to Alan. Pund wraps up his investigation.

Episode 6 – 5pm
Susan cracks her case as Pund lays out the solution to Alan’s final book.

Moonflower Murders premiere – 9pm

To solve the disappearance of a hotel owner’s daughter, Cecily Treherne, Susan investigates the truth behind a real-life murder detailed in Alan Conway's novel. Can Susan uncover the secret hidden in the book and find Cecily before it’s too late?