A Twisted Dagger
About This Novel
A critically criticized thriller stage play, two happy enemies who break up at any time, and three interlocking murder cases. The new bestseller from Anthony Horowitz, author of "The Magpie Murders" and winner of the 2024 Library Dagger Award. After writing three consecutive works in the "Hawthorne Detective" series, detective novelist Anthony Horowitz had enough and decided to end his cooperation with former detective Hawthorne. The truth is, he was planning other projects. His new stage thriller, Mind Games, is about to open at the Vaudeville Theater in London's West End. The play was severely criticized by Sunday Times critic Harriet Throthby. The next day, Slothoby was stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger. Police confirmed the dagger belonged to Anthony because it was covered with his fingerprints. As a result, Anthony is feared for his future and his writing career when he is arrested and thrown into prison by his nemesis, Inspector Carla Grunshaw, the prime suspect in the Slothorby murders. When a second theater critic is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Anthony thinks he's finished. Even more desperate, he realizes there is only one person who can help him. However, will Hawthorne answer the call? The fourth volume of "The Hawthorne Detectives" is a must-have for drama fans, SD (StageDoor) social guide, revealing the fashionable things in the West End! Watch as Horowitz and Hawthorne, the happy enemies, continue to "love and kill each other"!
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Official(1)Scraped 21d ago
A basic level of mystery novel
I think this is a pretty standard mystery novel. There are many mistakes made by the killers, leading to direct criminal charges against the author himself, and also because of the correlation between the two past murders and the last one. In the end, the real murderer is related to past events and baggage, a character who changed his name after serving his sentence. Therefore, the author is relatively unlucky. The detective's case handling and reasoning process show depth and efficiency. Not bad, can recommend.
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Community(0)
Official(1)Scraped 21d ago
A basic level of mystery novel
I think this is a pretty standard mystery novel. There are many mistakes made by the killers, leading to direct criminal charges against the author himself, and also because of the correlation between the two past murders and the last one. In the end, the real murderer is related to past events and baggage, a character who changed his name after serving his sentence. Therefore, the author is relatively unlucky. The detective's case handling and reasoning process show depth and efficiency. Not bad, can recommend.
