Ryeland Companion

Ryeland Companion glossary

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A reference to the people, places and storytelling terms in the Susan Ryeland mysteries.

Glossary

Alan Conway

The fictional creator of Atticus Pünd whose manuscripts become evidence in Susan’s investigations.

Atticus Pünd

Conway’s 1950s detective: a German refugee, careful listener and methodical interpreter of behaviour.

Cloverleaf Books

Susan’s London publishing world in Magpie Murders.

Saxby-on-Avon

The fictional village investigated by Pünd; Kersey supplies key exteriors.

Branlow Hall

The contemporary hotel at the centre of Moonflower Murders.

Moonflower Hotel

The fictional hotel in Atticus Pünd Takes the Case.

Pünd’s Last Case

The manuscript Susan edits in Marble Hall Murders.

Dual role

A performer appearing in Susan’s world and inside a Pünd manuscript.