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The Twist of a Knife: A gripping locked-room mystery from the bestselling crime writer (Hawthorne, 4)

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There is something about Hawthorne’s character that is secretive to Anthony, and (well as the author – he determines what he wants to write, right?) – so, if he is going to work with him, there is more to find out about him the longer he works with him…so…maybe this won’t be such a bad deal? Horowitz and Hawthorne’s bromance is officially over – kaput, terminated, canceled, executed at dawn. Or, is it? There's been a crime committed on two fronts. One is a play that hasn't quite cut the mustard since opening night in London's Vaudeville Theater. The second is the murder of a theater critic, Harriet Throsby, who slaughtered Tony's play, Mindgame, on that very opening night. All eyes were riveted on Tony whose gift of an ornamental dagger found itself embedded in ol' Harriet. Fingerprints and a stray hair from Tony made its entrance that evening as well.

I'll admit I was a little hesitant to read this after the dull events of A Line To Kill, but I will never say no to an ARC of one of my favorite authors. And boy did he redeem himself with this one.The actual mystery was really quite good. I did NOT guess who the killer was, and it wasn't until Hawthorne was basically explaining to everyone that I even thought about that person as a potential suspect. Anthony Horowitz has done it again.... and I am so happy to say I loved it. His new book is a wonderfully done mystery that had me believing that every one of the characters had murdered the odious critic, Harriet Throsby. ( I will admit I thought that Horowitz might have been the culprit) However, as it seems that Anthony was knee deep in this murder, the other actors and stage manager all had multiple reasons for doing away with Harriet. Anthony Horowitz’s play, Mindgame, opens to a crushing opening night review from famously viperous theatre critic Harriet Throsby. So when she is found stabbed to death the morning after, with a knife belonging to Horowitz, he is the prime suspect. Only one man can help him clear his name: Hawthorne! In addition, Hawthorne is waiting outside the jail for Anthony, so they can immediately start searching for the real killer.

The Twist of a Knife is consistently, delightfully entertaining, with Horowitz's own theatrical experience providing just the right amount of bittersweet bite' Airmail Horowitz is very nervous on 'Mindgame's' opening night. However the production seems to go well, and Anthony makes his way to the after-party at a Turkish restaurant. In a nod to Agatha Christie, there is no shortage of suspects and motives for the murder, and I was kept guessing to the very end. The final resolution is clever when Hawthorne gathers all the major players together and reveals all.The authorities can only hold Horowitz for 24 hours before charging him with murder, and they're waiting for the results of hair and DNA analysis to do just that. Then, almost miraculously, there's a computer glitch at the forensic science laboratory, and the cops have to let Anthony go until it's fixed. This is the fourth book in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series by author Anthony Horowitz. This is a very entertaining series and is slightly different from a lot of crime novels in that the author is one of the characters. In the series author Anthony Horowitz writes crime investigations that involve ex detective Daniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne is a very private person and a difficult person to get to know along with, which makes life difficult for Horowitz. A total joy. Anthony is a master entertainer, the genius twists and turns of his writing and plot keep me on the edge of my seat.' Rory Kinnear

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