The Twist of a Knife
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Anthony Horowitz
In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation—and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne.“I’m sorry but the answer’s no.” Reluctant author, Anthony Horowitz, has had enough. He tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne that after three books he’s splitting and their deal is over.The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind.His new play, a thriller called Mindgame, is about to open at the Vaudeville Theater in London’s West End. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne declines a ticket to the opening night.The play is panned by the critics. In particular, Sunday Times critic Margaret Throsby gives it a savage review, focusing particularly on the writing. The next day, Throsby is stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger which turns out to belong to Anthony, and has his fingerprints all over it.Anthony is arrested by an old enemy . . . Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw. She still carries a grudge from her failure to solve the case described in the second Hawthorne adventure, The Sentence is Death, and blames Anthony. Now she’s out for revenge.Thrown into prison and fearing for both his personal future and his writing career, Anthony is the prime suspect in Throsby’s murder and when a second theatre critic is found to have died in mysterious circumstances, the net closes in. Ever more desperate, he realizes that only one man can help him.But will Hawthorne take the call?
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Author
Anthony Horowitz
Pages
384
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2022-11-15
ISBN
0062938207 9780062938206
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"The fourth in a series, The Twist of a Knife places author Anthony Horowitz — in his alter-ego role as playwright Anthony Horowitz — and his compadre Detective Hawthorne on a slippery slope. Anthony gets accused of murdering a critic unkind to his new play and the play circles around all the actors and theater workers involved with the play. Hawthorne, as always, delves into the accusations. A good story, this one better that the third book. I listened to this on audio, and the skill of the narrator, actor Rory Kinnear, cannot be overstated: He creates distinctive characters with his voice, intonation, pitch and cadence."
Diane Morello
"Another enjoyably wry read from Horowitz. This time the author himself is the main suspect. Will Hawthorne let him get away with it? The audio book is excellent! Rory Kinnear perfectly captures the various characters (giving him some leeway here for the female characters). He will always be the voice of Hawthorne and Horowitz for me!"
Jen Mitchell
"The story telling is very good and got me on the edge of my seat. I like how the author use different people’s words during interviewing to create such a suspenseful and shocking experience. This book got me thinking after reading it. I felt like finding clues was very easy, that why I didn't like it much but, I like it a lot because of the multiple feelings I get from reading specific lines. "
Amber Nguyen
"Hawthorn is so mean to Anthony."
MrsManley7
"This book had me at “performing arts!” I love a theater theme, and this did not disappoint. It was “twisty” (yes, pun intended) and just as exciting and thorough of a mystery as the first three books in the series. It seems to be there will be many more of these books to come, and I look forward to reading this year’s release!"
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