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Magpie Murders

Why Do We Love Murder Mysteries?

Anthony Horowitz discusses what it is that makes detective fiction so popular.

Aired 10/30/2022

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Magpie Murders

Why Do We Love Murder Mysteries?

Clip: Episode 3 | 5m 28sVideo has Closed Captions

Anthony Horowitz discusses what it is that makes detective fiction so popular.

"I can't think of any genre in which the main character and the reader, or the viewer, are more closely connected." Author and series writer and executive producer Anthony Horowitz discusses what makes detective fiction so popular.

Aired 10/30/2022

FromMasterpiece

Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.

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