A Line To Kill
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Summary
The New York Times bestselling author of the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder and The Sentence Is Death returns with his third literary whodunit featuring intrepid detectives Hawthorne and Horowitz。
When Ex-Detective Inspector Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick， author Anthony Horowitz， are invited to an exclusive literary festival on Alderney， an idyllic island off the south coast of England， they don’t expect to find themselves in the middle of murder investigation—or to be trapped with a cold-blooded killer in a remote place with a murky， haunted past。
Arriving on Alderney， Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival’s other guests—an eccentric gathering that includes a bestselling children’s author， a French poet， a TV chef turned cookbook author， a blind psychic， and a war historian—along with a group of ornery locals embroiled in an escalating feud over a disruptive power line。
When a local grandee is found dead under mysterious circumstances， Hawthorne and Horowitz become embroiled in the case。 The island is locked down， no one is allowed on or off， and it soon becomes horribly clear that a murderer lurks in their midst。 But who？
Both a brilliant satire on the world of books and writers and an immensely enjoyable locked-room mystery， A Line to Kill is a triumph—a riddle of a story full of brilliant misdirection， beautifully set-out clues， and diabolically clever denouements。
When Ex-Detective Inspector Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick， author Anthony Horowitz， are invited to an exclusive literary festival on Alderney， an idyllic island off the south coast of England， they don’t expect to find themselves in the middle of murder investigation—or to be trapped with a cold-blooded killer in a remote place with a murky， haunted past。
Arriving on Alderney， Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival’s other guests—an eccentric gathering that includes a bestselling children’s author， a French poet， a TV chef turned cookbook author， a blind psychic， and a war historian—along with a group of ornery locals embroiled in an escalating feud over a disruptive power line。
When a local grandee is found dead under mysterious circumstances， Hawthorne and Horowitz become embroiled in the case。 The island is locked down， no one is allowed on or off， and it soon becomes horribly clear that a murderer lurks in their midst。 But who？
Both a brilliant satire on the world of books and writers and an immensely enjoyable locked-room mystery， A Line to Kill is a triumph—a riddle of a story full of brilliant misdirection， beautifully set-out clues， and diabolically clever denouements。
Reviews
Lauren Klein
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Brilliant story by a great writer。
William
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Not as strong as the first two in the series。 I love his writing but lacked much mystery other than 2-3 chapters。 I hope a 4th comes out to redeem it。
Kathy Cormier
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Enjoyable seriesI like this series very much。 The relationship between Hawthorne and Horowitz adds an air of mystery to the mystery。 I like the non gory mystery and the characters。 This series is unusual the way it is written and if you enjoy last page reveals this is for you 。 Thanks Mr。 Horowitz
Amy
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The plot is decent and the writing is good， and the book is… fine。 The tension and humor between Hawthorne and Horowitz is missing here， which is a shame。 Their relationship is the magic of the series。 Tony’s exasperation and Hawthorne’s inscrutability were key elements in the first two books。 They’re off to a good start for the first few chapters; not sure why it fell short later。It’s a workmanlike locked-room mystery， few surprises。
Bobbie Rhea
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Another great readA fictional character made real and a real person inserted into fiction。 Bravo。 I love this series and hope there are more。 I， like the writer， am worried about coming up with titles with grammatical allusions， but I am sure he is up to the task。 If you haven't read these books， start with the first one。 You will most likely be hooked just as I am。 Another great readA fictional character made real and a real person inserted into fiction。 Bravo。 I love this series and hope there are more。 I， like the writer， am worried about coming up with titles with grammatical allusions， but I am sure he is up to the task。 If you haven't read these books， start with the first one。 You will most likely be hooked just as I am。 。。。more
Sarah
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Only just a three really。 As usual for Horowitz， really tightly plotted mystery。 But this is book 3 of the series and the character growth of Hawthorne， the fictional Horowitz and their relationship is glacially slow - I don't think I can take another round of Hawthorne being silent and short， and Horowitz being a dunce。 Only just a three really。 As usual for Horowitz， really tightly plotted mystery。 But this is book 3 of the series and the character growth of Hawthorne， the fictional Horowitz and their relationship is glacially slow - I don't think I can take another round of Hawthorne being silent and short， and Horowitz being a dunce。 。。。more
Rich
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This was third book in the series that I have read。I thought it was a good continuationof the series。 This book could be read as a stnad alone but as any series I think it is always best to read them in order-these two main characters have a weird relationship and that is the best way to understand them。 I like both chaaracters and I thought most of the secondary characters were pretty good。 I thought the story flowed at a pretty good pace。。 It is a different kind of story which I like because y This was third book in the series that I have read。I thought it was a good continuationof the series。 This book could be read as a stnad alone but as any series I think it is always best to read them in order-these two main characters have a weird relationship and that is the best way to understand them。 I like both chaaracters and I thought most of the secondary characters were pretty good。 I thought the story flowed at a pretty good pace。。 It is a different kind of story which I like because you will not read too many books like it- it is original。 I would give it a solid 4，o stars on the dot。 I thought the ending was a little but long winded and maybe a little bit of a let down， however it was not a horrible ending。 I would say in the end go ahead and gives this book and series a spin。 。。。more
Rachel Menke
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Meh。 Admittedly the Hawthorne series is my least favorite of the Horowitz series but a decent and PG mystery is hard to find so I’m always eager to read the newest release。 No one in this book is really likable and the whole thing is pretty depressing。 There are some interesting twists and turns but overall it’s not super memorable。 🤷🏻♀️
Lovely Loveday
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A Line To Kill is the third book in the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery series by Anthony Horowitz。 A well-written， fast-paced， entertaining read that is sure to take readers on a mystery journey。 While this is part of a series， it can easily be read as a standalone novel。 I have not read the previous books in the series but plan to do so after reading A Line To Kill。
Alison C
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Anthony Horowitz and the ex-detective inspector he has been shadowing and writing about， Daniel Hawthorne， are invited to participate in a small literary festival on the tiny Channel island of Alderney， although it is very quickly obvious that most attendees are interested in meeting Hawthorne rather than Horowitz。 The islanders themselves are embroiled in a bitter fight over a power line proposal， seen as a modernizing （and lucrative） scheme to some and as an island-destroying eyesore to others Anthony Horowitz and the ex-detective inspector he has been shadowing and writing about， Daniel Hawthorne， are invited to participate in a small literary festival on the tiny Channel island of Alderney， although it is very quickly obvious that most attendees are interested in meeting Hawthorne rather than Horowitz。 The islanders themselves are embroiled in a bitter fight over a power line proposal， seen as a modernizing （and lucrative） scheme to some and as an island-destroying eyesore to others。 When the principal mover and shaker of the pro-power line side （and incidentally the wealthiest person on the island） is murdered gruesomely in his own home， Hawthorne is asked by the investigating police team for his assistance and， of course， Horowitz must follow along， asking questions of his own…。 I missed the second book in this series （which is referenced here as the book prompting the invitation to the literary festival even though it hasn’t yet been published in the timeline of this story）， but aside from a couple of mentions and a hint toward the end， I don’t feel that I missed too much because of that。 Once again it is entertaining to wrap one’s head around the concept of the real-life author playing himself in the presumably-it’s-fictional book， but beyond that it’s the witty use of language and the sharp observations of characters and situations that keep the reader enthralled; plus， the mystery is quite convoluted， yet fairly clued and plausible。 Recommended！ 。。。more
Michael Bellamy
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A well constructed ， engrossing story， typical of Anthony Horowitz 。 Lot of suspects and red herrings but Hawthorne uncovers the murderer 。 As he explains the reasons behind his thinking， you realise that ALL the clues are there。 Reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best 。Really enjoyed it and looking forward to the next instalment。
Hensley Michael
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It’s Anthony Horowitz so you know it’s GREAT！ I LOVED every word on every page！ 👍👍
Megan Hawley Steinfeld
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Okay， maybe the mystery itself was a 4 star but I just love the device of this series sooooooo much。
Mark
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This is the third in a series featuring Hawthorne but the story itself would make sense to readers that have not read the previous books。The murder is on an island where Horowitz is a speaker and includes a character from Hawthorne's past。 A good mystery with plenty of characters and plot lines。I have read one of the previous books in the series and this one did not grip me as much as the previous one。 There is however promise of more in the future as Horowitz begins to find out more of Hawthorn This is the third in a series featuring Hawthorne but the story itself would make sense to readers that have not read the previous books。The murder is on an island where Horowitz is a speaker and includes a character from Hawthorne's past。 A good mystery with plenty of characters and plot lines。I have read one of the previous books in the series and this one did not grip me as much as the previous one。 There is however promise of more in the future as Horowitz begins to find out more of Hawthorne's secrets。 。。。more
Christine
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3。5
Jill Meyer
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Anthony Horowitz’s new novel， “A Line to Kill”， is the third in his Daniel Hawthorne series。 Like the others， Horowitz is writing in the first person， and the main character。 He’s an author who is writing mysteries and is drafted into working with a retired/fired detective， Daniel Hawthorne。 As with the first two books in the series， Horowitz plays “catch up” in investigating bizarre crimes。 And he is somewhat of an unreliable voice…In this book， the two are invited to an authors’ festival on th Anthony Horowitz’s new novel， “A Line to Kill”， is the third in his Daniel Hawthorne series。 Like the others， Horowitz is writing in the first person， and the main character。 He’s an author who is writing mysteries and is drafted into working with a retired/fired detective， Daniel Hawthorne。 As with the first two books in the series， Horowitz plays “catch up” in investigating bizarre crimes。 And he is somewhat of an unreliable voice…In this book， the two are invited to an authors’ festival on the British Channel island of Anderney， which is a real place。 As are the hotels and other places mentioned in the book， along with the history of it being occupied by the Germans during WW2。 That’s part of the fun for readers of this series。 A certain sense of truthiness…Anyway， like any mysteries which take place on an island， or a country home， the readers can kinda guess that someone or another will be murdered。It’s up to Anthony Horowitz and Hawthorne to find the murderer。 The fun of the book series is getting to the solution。I’d say the first book in the series was the best， the second and third almost as good。 。。。more
BOOKLOVER EB
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In "A Line to Kill" Anthony Horowitz once again joins forces with a private detective， Daniel Hawthorne， formerly a DI in London's Scotland Yard。 The premise is that Horowitz， who narrates with wry humor， has contracted to write books about Hawthorne， a sleuth with uncanny powers of deduction。 Much to Anthony's consternation， he is stuck playing the role of Watson to Hawthorne's Sherlock Holmes。 Although Horowitz has quite a few bestsellers to his credit， he resents Hawthorne for outshining him In "A Line to Kill" Anthony Horowitz once again joins forces with a private detective， Daniel Hawthorne， formerly a DI in London's Scotland Yard。 The premise is that Horowitz， who narrates with wry humor， has contracted to write books about Hawthorne， a sleuth with uncanny powers of deduction。 Much to Anthony's consternation， he is stuck playing the role of Watson to Hawthorne's Sherlock Holmes。 Although Horowitz has quite a few bestsellers to his credit， he resents Hawthorne for outshining him whenever they appear in public。 The two men attend a literary festival in Alderney， one of the Channel Islands， and the attendees hang on Hawthorne's every word， leaving Anthony's to wonder why he bothered to show up at all。 Hawthorne's reputation is well-deserved， thanks to his ability to read a crime scene， pick up on the significance of minor clues， and see through accomplished liars who try to outwit him。 Much to Anthony's annoyance， Daniel is a cipher， who refuses to reveal complete details about his own murky past。When a prominent citizen is brutally slain， Deputy Chief Officer Jonathan Torode and his team from the Guernsey Crime Services are sent to investigate， since Alderney is too tiny to have its own police force。 Alas， Torode is lazy and incompetent， and he hires Hawthorne to be his paid consultant。 Everyone at the literary festival is a potential suspect， including the sponsor， guests， and members of the staff。 Horowitz's characters are distinctive， quirky， and amusingly portrayed， and the moody， isolated， and scenic Alderney serves as an evocative backdrop to the proceedings。Horowitz has fun satirizing a self-proclaimed blind psychic; a television chef and cookbook author who gleefully promotes unhealthful foods; and a lecherous and wealthy businessman and his promiscuous wife。 Also on hand are a nasty ex-convict， a war historian， a children's book author， and a group of activists who oppose the proposed construction of a power line that could harm mar their island's beauty and， even more disturbing， damage the graves of those killed by Nazi occupiers during World War II。 The prose is lucid， stylish， and engaging， and there are a host of red herrings that keep us guessing until the big reveal。 Hawthorne's casual manner when he announces the solution gives Anthony， who was clueless， a major inferiority complex。 This fast-paced mystery is an amusing， literate， and a thoroughly entertaining work of metafiction。 。。。more
BookTrib。com
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A LINE TO KILL is quite entertaining and written with tremendous intelligence and perception。 It presents a perfect blending of murder mystery， insider gossip about the publishing industry， and Horowitz’s own television projects and family life。 The reader is actively engaged， brought along by the ongoing， fascinating inner chatter of his mind as he reluctantly assists Hawthorne in crime-solving。 It’s a delightful change of pace from typical cozies or thrillers and highly recommended。Read our fu A LINE TO KILL is quite entertaining and written with tremendous intelligence and perception。 It presents a perfect blending of murder mystery， insider gossip about the publishing industry， and Horowitz’s own television projects and family life。 The reader is actively engaged， brought along by the ongoing， fascinating inner chatter of his mind as he reluctantly assists Hawthorne in crime-solving。 It’s a delightful change of pace from typical cozies or thrillers and highly recommended。Read our full review here:https://booktrib。com/2021/10/19/class。。。 。。。more
A Man Called Ove
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3。5/5 In this series， the author has cast himself as one of the characters and in this book #3 he has woven a story around a litfest on an island。 Anthony Horowitz writes smart whodunnits but I dont think I was fully convinced by this one。 Lets see what others think of it ！
Jessica
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Under en litteraturfestival på en brittisk ö sker ett mord， och författaren Anthony Horowitz och detektiven i hans böcker， Daniel Hawthorne， undersöker i polisens frånvaro。 Den mördade har kopplingar till den kontroversiella frågan om en power line som ska läggas på ön， och det finns många misstänkta。Den första boken i serien var jättebra， det är roligt att författaren själv är med i handlingen， med många självironiserande referenser， men här i tredje boken har han tyvärr tappat bort det lite。 D Under en litteraturfestival på en brittisk ö sker ett mord， och författaren Anthony Horowitz och detektiven i hans böcker， Daniel Hawthorne， undersöker i polisens frånvaro。 Den mördade har kopplingar till den kontroversiella frågan om en power line som ska läggas på ön， och det finns många misstänkta。Den första boken i serien var jättebra， det är roligt att författaren själv är med i handlingen， med många självironiserande referenser， men här i tredje boken har han tyvärr tappat bort det lite。 Det var kul att läsa om hans möten med produktionsbolag och hans manusförfattande （Horowitz har skrivit manus till bland annat Foyle’s War， Poirot och Midsomer Murders）， men i den här boken framstår han mest som lite gnällig。Men ändå: bra locked room mystery med en twist！ Kanske lite orättvist att jämföra med hans egna tidigare， men se det som en 3，5。 。。。more
Amanda
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3。5 Very entertaining
Tony Swinton
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The third in the series and is a classic who done it This book goes back to the golden age of murder mystery books and gives too many to mention clues to throw you off solving the crimeThe pace kept me interested throughout Thank you netgalley for a pre publication copy for review
Laura
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Book reviews on www。snazzybooks。com A Line To Kill is another brilliant addition to the series featuring Hawthorne， in which Horowitz himself recounts his （fictional） experiences writing about the Detective's cases。 This book sets place largely on the Channel island of Alderney， where Horowitz and Hawthorne are visiting for a literary festival to promote their upcoming series。 Whilst both are on the island， along with various other authors visiting for the new literary festival， a wealthy reside Book reviews on www。snazzybooks。com A Line To Kill is another brilliant addition to the series featuring Hawthorne， in which Horowitz himself recounts his （fictional） experiences writing about the Detective's cases。 This book sets place largely on the Channel island of Alderney， where Horowitz and Hawthorne are visiting for a literary festival to promote their upcoming series。 Whilst both are on the island， along with various other authors visiting for the new literary festival， a wealthy resident is murdered after a party at his mansion。 As always， I was easily drawn into this fun 'whodunnit' mystery and the characters are as brilliant and engaging as always。 I enjoyed finding out more about them。 Hawthorne is as mysterious and infuriating to Horowitz as ever， with lots of comical interactions between them which I always enjoy。 Their relationship is hard to sum up。 It's certainly not friendship， but Horowitz has a grudging respect for Hawthorne， and Hawthorne。。。 well， who knows what he thinks about Horowitz。 Hawthorne plays his cards very close to his chest！With some surprises and red herrings along the way， A Line To Kill is a great read - perfect for curling up with inside on a cold evening！ I always look forward to new releases in this series and this one certainly did not disappoint！Thanks to the publisher， Century， for providing a copy of this novel on which I wrote an honest review。 。。。more
Vicki
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“A Line to Kill，” by Anthony Horowitz， Harper Collins， 384 pages， Oct。 19， 2021。This is the series in which the author， Anthony Horowitz， is a character。 He is friends with former detective inspector Daniel Hawthorne， who is now a police consultant。 Graham Lucas， Horowitz’s editor， calls Horowitz and asks him to bring Hawthorne with him to a publicity meeting。 They are invited to a literary festival on Alderney， an island off the south coast of England。Arriving on Alderney， Hawthorne and Horowit “A Line to Kill，” by Anthony Horowitz， Harper Collins， 384 pages， Oct。 19， 2021。This is the series in which the author， Anthony Horowitz， is a character。 He is friends with former detective inspector Daniel Hawthorne， who is now a police consultant。 Graham Lucas， Horowitz’s editor， calls Horowitz and asks him to bring Hawthorne with him to a publicity meeting。 They are invited to a literary festival on Alderney， an island off the south coast of England。Arriving on Alderney， Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival’s other guests: a bestselling children’s author， a French poet， a TV chef turned cookbook author， a blind psychic， and a war historian。 There’s also a group of locals protesting the plan to put a power line connecting the U。K。 and France through Alderney。 Colin Matheson， who is married to the festival organizer， is head of the board that will make the decision about the power line。 Charles le Mesurier， who is financially backing the festival， supports the power line。Le Mesurier hosts a party for the authors and others。 The morning after the party， a murder is discovered。 The island is locked down， so it is a locked room mystery。 Since it will take time for police to arrive， Hawthorne begins an investigation。 They find that a lot of people there have secrets。This is very clever。 There are plenty of twists before the murderer is revealed。 I didn’t suspect this person at all and neither did Horowitz。 This is a fun series。In accordance with FTC guidelines， the advance reader's edition of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Mukesh Rao
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Another great mystery from Mr。Horowitz ！
Carolyn
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Anthony Horowitz once again stars in his own novel as the bumbling sidekick to ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne。 This time the duo have been sent to the Channel Island of Alderney for a small weekend literary festival to promote the upcoming publication of Horowitz's first book featuring Hawthorne。 While they are there， a wealthy sponsor of the festival is murdered during a party at his house promoting the festival。Hawthorne is welcomed by the police from nearby Guernsey to help with the investigat Anthony Horowitz once again stars in his own novel as the bumbling sidekick to ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne。 This time the duo have been sent to the Channel Island of Alderney for a small weekend literary festival to promote the upcoming publication of Horowitz's first book featuring Hawthorne。 While they are there， a wealthy sponsor of the festival is murdered during a party at his house promoting the festival。Hawthorne is welcomed by the police from nearby Guernsey to help with the investigation and Horowitz follows in his wake taking notes for what could turn out be a new book。 There are almost too many suspects for the unpopular victim who was involved in local politics and promoting the installation of an electric power line connecting France to the UK through Alderney， a venture not popular with all on the island。With a colourful set of characters， and plenty of red herrings this is a classic locked room （aka island） mystery where no one can leave。 Horowitz and Hawthorne still don't like each other very much and the uneasy dynamics of their relationship adds humour to the plot， in addition to sneaky satirical views on writers， writers festivals and murder mysteries。 It's all very well done and highly entertaining。 。。。more
Jill
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Anthony Horowitz has written a book about police consultant Daniel Hawthorne。 He followed Hawthorne around on a murder case， taking notes， and put it all together into a book he’s calling The Word is Murder。 His publisher signed him to a 3-book deal， and now that the first one is getting close to its publication day， his publishers want to talk to him and Hawthorne about publicity。 There is a literary festival coming up in Alderney， in the Channel Islands。 It’s a new festival， so they would be s Anthony Horowitz has written a book about police consultant Daniel Hawthorne。 He followed Hawthorne around on a murder case， taking notes， and put it all together into a book he’s calling The Word is Murder。 His publisher signed him to a 3-book deal， and now that the first one is getting close to its publication day， his publishers want to talk to him and Hawthorne about publicity。 There is a literary festival coming up in Alderney， in the Channel Islands。 It’s a new festival， so they would be some of the first authors to participate。 Although they won’t yet have any actual books to sell yet， they agree to go。 The other authors who will be at the festival are a television cook selling his latest cookbook， a French poet who writes in a little-used French dialect， a blind psychic， a children’s writer， and Alderney’s own history writer， talking about the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II。 Anthony is expecting a fairly quiet weekend， some talks， a reading at the library by the children’s author， and a party featuring the food of chef Marc Bellamy， the television cook who specializes in old-school pub comfort food。 What they don’t expect is to turn up on the island while it’s experiencing a political battle。 Neighbors are fighting with neighbors about whether or not to allow an electric company to build power lines across the island to connect France and the UK。 Many on Alderney don’t want their island to be overrun with electric equipment; they want their lovely island preserved as it is。 But others want the money that the agreement would bring。 The islanders had been arguing for weeks about it。 But the lit festival’s organizer downplays the power drama and tries to get them to focus on spreading the joy of books and reading。 And for a day or so， things go as planned。 Authors hold question and answer sessions， readings， and interact with festival goers。 But then， at the party catered by the television chef， held at the mansion of online casino millionaire Charles le Mesurier。 As a man who stands to make a lot of money from the power deal， he’s not made a lot of fans from the locals。 While he has lots of money from his online casinos， a beautiful wife， and a lovely home， his actions at the party also show him to be a bully， a womanizer， and a businessman with questionable connections。 But no one expected him to end up murdered。 With Hawthorne on the scene， the local police ask him for help in solving the murder， but e has another agenda for his time on Alderney as well。 But will he be able to solve the crime， and will Horowitz be able to get his third contracted book out of it？ A Line to Kill is the third installment of books with master investigator Hawthorne and writer Horowitz。 A modern day Sherlock Holmes and Watson， these two may not like each other all the time， but they can still solve all the mysteries and write it all up in crackerjack style。 I am a big fan of these novels。 I love how adroit Hawthorne is at reading a room and how slow Anthony is to catch up， but I do think the plot in this one was weaker than the last two Hawthorne novels。 But I loved seeing Hawthorne in Anthony’s world， at the publisher and the literary festival， and I thought the setting of Alderney was very interesting。 This may not be my favorite of the Hawthorne novels， but I still wouldn’t have missed it for anything。 Egalleys for A Line to Kill were provided by HarperCollins through Edelweiss， with many thanks。 。。。more
Lydia
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It was okay。 Better than the second book。 Overall， it was not gripping and not much to it。 It wasn't all that clever at all。 I wouldn't say it was predictable， but the reader wasn't given much to make assumptions--which make it less engaging。 I'm glad there's a lot less re-cap of the previous books and relationships。 even with the little that was in there， I still felt it was unnecessary。 It was irrelevant to the plot。 It was okay。 Better than the second book。 Overall， it was not gripping and not much to it。 It wasn't all that clever at all。 I wouldn't say it was predictable， but the reader wasn't given much to make assumptions--which make it less engaging。 I'm glad there's a lot less re-cap of the previous books and relationships。 even with the little that was in there， I still felt it was unnecessary。 It was irrelevant to the plot。 。。。more
Stephanie
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I love this series。 This book is the 3rd installment in this series （and it is worth reading in order - the others are just as good）。 This series sees the author writing as himself as an writer following a detective as he tries to solve a murder。 This case sees the author and his muse travel to Alderney for a literary festival。 The small channel island which has never seen a murder is of course soon beset by just that， and Hawthorne and Horowitz must deal with Psychics， protesters and an old nem I love this series。 This book is the 3rd installment in this series （and it is worth reading in order - the others are just as good）。 This series sees the author writing as himself as an writer following a detective as he tries to solve a murder。 This case sees the author and his muse travel to Alderney for a literary festival。 The small channel island which has never seen a murder is of course soon beset by just that， and Hawthorne and Horowitz must deal with Psychics， protesters and an old nemesis to work it out。 I thoroughly enjoy this series and hope there is more coming soon。 。。。more
Stephen Robert Collins
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Another style of Watson and Holmes and who better than Horowitz who has done Holmes this full of author jokes and is Keith Floyd the chief role？ I love The Dad's Army joke you know it just had to be there。This joke on bad conventions and Hay on Wye it's like bad Booker Prize day。 Set on Alderney the Island is perfect for a murder。 I Goggled the Island so I could see what was like， so much a cold windy cliff sea crashing on rocks with WWII shadows in the background a haunting memory of the sad ti Another style of Watson and Holmes and who better than Horowitz who has done Holmes this full of author jokes and is Keith Floyd the chief role？ I love The Dad's Army joke you know it just had to be there。This joke on bad conventions and Hay on Wye it's like bad Booker Prize day。 Set on Alderney the Island is perfect for a murder。 I Goggled the Island so I could see what was like， so much a cold windy cliff sea crashing on rocks with WWII shadows in the background a haunting memory of the sad times。Setting a book in real place is dangerous because it can affect the public。 This the third of series but you don't need to have read other two。 That's why you will enjoy good crime book with no swearing 。。。more
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