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The Twist of a Knife

The Twist of a Knife

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  • Author：Anthony Horowitz
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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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Reviews

Suzanne Heritage ，

Fun read This was a light and enjoyable read。 Not as good as the first two Hawthorne books but fun， nevertheless。 Only objection is that the tagline: "a gripping locked room mystery" is wrong。 It's not about a locked room at all！ Fun read This was a light and enjoyable read。 Not as good as the first two Hawthorne books but fun， nevertheless。 Only objection is that the tagline: "a gripping locked room mystery" is wrong。 It's not about a locked room at all！ 。。。more

Amy ，

THE GOOD: Snappy dialogue， as always。 Some lovely scenery。 Tantalizing glimpses into Hawthorne’s background！THE BAD: Story takes quite a while to get moving。 Plot has some holes。 WOULD I REREAD: Most likely， as it’s part of a series I like a lot。 If this was a standalone， I probable wouldn’t。

Tara Stapledon ，

An entertaining whodunnit。 It was well written with a clever plot and an amusing read。 Having Horowitz as the suspect was a departure from the usual murder mystery。

Lisa Hughes ，

Anthony Horowitz is in trouble。 His new play， Mindgame， opens to rather less than critical acclaim。 The chorus of disapproval is led by critic Harriet Throsby and， when she is found stabbed to death， the spotlight of guilt falls on Horowitz。Things don’t look good for him – his fingerprints are on the murder weapon and you don’t get much more damning than that – so he is forced to turn to the only man who can get him out of this fix， his old mucker former detective Daniel Hawthorne。 Unfortunately Anthony Horowitz is in trouble。 His new play， Mindgame， opens to rather less than critical acclaim。 The chorus of disapproval is led by critic Harriet Throsby and， when she is found stabbed to death， the spotlight of guilt falls on Horowitz。Things don’t look good for him – his fingerprints are on the murder weapon and you don’t get much more damning than that – so he is forced to turn to the only man who can get him out of this fix， his old mucker former detective Daniel Hawthorne。 Unfortunately， though， he has recently been somewhat rude to Hawthorne and made it clear that their relationship is over…This is the fourth instalment in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series。 Skilfully written and plotted， it’s all very meta and all very enjoyable。 。。。more

Vicki ，

“The Twist of a Knife，” by Anthony Horowitz， Harper， 384 pages， Nov。 15， 2022。Author Anthony Horowitz places himself in the role of narrator in this series of novels。 The fictional Horowitz followed Detective Daniel Hawthorne on three cases， and these investigations have resulted in three books。 Hawthorne is now a private investigator。 As this fourth novel opens， Hawthorne wants Horowitz to write another book， but Horowitz tells him that their deal is over。 The truth is that Horowitz has other t “The Twist of a Knife，” by Anthony Horowitz， Harper， 384 pages， Nov。 15， 2022。Author Anthony Horowitz places himself in the role of narrator in this series of novels。 The fictional Horowitz followed Detective Daniel Hawthorne on three cases， and these investigations have resulted in three books。 Hawthorne is now a private investigator。 As this fourth novel opens， Hawthorne wants Horowitz to write another book， but Horowitz tells him that their deal is over。 The truth is that Horowitz 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 after a successful run in smaller cities。 Ewan Lloyd is the director。 Jordan Williams， who is the leading actor， accidentally injures Sky Palmer， an actress。Not surprisingly， Hawthorne declines a ticket to the opening night。 Then critics pan the play。 In particular， Sunday Times critic Harriet Throsby gives it a savage review， focusing particularly on the writing。 The next day， Throsby is fatally stabbed with an ornamental dagger which belongs to Horowitz。Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw and Detective Constable Derek Mills arrest Horowitz。 Grunshaw carries a grudge against him from her failure to solve the case described in the second Hawthorne adventure， “The Sentence is Death。” When he is allowed to make a phone call， he calls Hawthorne。 When Horowitz is released， he and Hawthorne have 48 hours to figure out who killed Throsby。This plot structure works well and Hawthorne’s deductive skills are once again on display。 As the threat to Horowitz increases， the reader is left guessing until the end。 The identity of the killer came as a complete surprise to me。 This is a fun series， but “The Twist of a Knife” can be read as a stand-alone。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

BOOKLOVER EB ，

"The Twist of a Knife，" is the latest work of metafiction featuring the popular author， Anthony Horowitz， and his partner/nemesis Daniel Hawthorne， a former detective turned private eye。 Horowitz is eager to break off his association with Hawthorne， with whom he has collaborated on a series of books。 Anthony is fed up with Daniel's smugness， bossiness， and evasiveness。 Furthermore， Horowitz is annoyed that Daniel always hands him the bill when the two share taxis and eat together in restaurants。 "The Twist of a Knife，" is the latest work of metafiction featuring the popular author， Anthony Horowitz， and his partner/nemesis Daniel Hawthorne， a former detective turned private eye。 Horowitz is eager to break off his association with Hawthorne， with whom he has collaborated on a series of books。 Anthony is fed up with Daniel's smugness， bossiness， and evasiveness。 Furthermore， Horowitz is annoyed that Daniel always hands him the bill when the two share taxis and eat together in restaurants。After Anthony's new thriller， "Mindgame，" opens in London， Harriet Throsby， a notoriously harsh critic， trashes his play with a scathing review。 Shortly thereafter， she is found stabbed to death in her home。 Anthony is horrified when the police arrest him for Throsby's murder。 Fearing that he may go to prison for a crime he did not commit， Horowitz reluctantly asks Hawthorne's to solve the case。 As much as he resents Daniel， Anthony trusts him to identify the murderer。As usual， Horowitz includes real people， places， and events in his novel。 Had the humor been sharper， this could have been a hilarious satire of theater people's pretentiousness and egotism。 As it stands， this is a serviceable mystery that has a great deal of exposition and dialogue， but very little action。 The descriptive writing is excellent and， although Anthony is prolific and hugely successful， he portrays himself as a hapless fellow who wallows in self-pity。。 There is little suspense， since there are relatively few suspects， and the insightful and tenacious Hawthorne is very good at tracking down murderers。 Ultimately， this is a mildly entertaining novel that moves along quickly but never soars。 。。。more

Carolyn ，

Anthony Horowitz’s crime series featuring a semi fictional version of himself alongside fictional ex detective Daniel Hawthorne continues to be a lot of fun。 In this fourth episode， Horowitz’s contract to write three books featuring Hawthorne’s PI investigations has been completed and he has told Hawthorne he doesn’t want to do any more。 Apart from the fact that Hawthorne treats him like an idiot and never tells him what’s going on as he drags him along in his wake interviewing witnesses and sus Anthony Horowitz’s crime series featuring a semi fictional version of himself alongside fictional ex detective Daniel Hawthorne continues to be a lot of fun。 In this fourth episode， Horowitz’s contract to write three books featuring Hawthorne’s PI investigations has been completed and he has told Hawthorne he doesn’t want to do any more。 Apart from the fact that Hawthorne treats him like an idiot and never tells him what’s going on as he drags him along in his wake interviewing witnesses and suspects， Horowitz is also busy with a play about to open in London。 Called Mindgame， it’s a twisted murder mystery set in a lunatic asylum。 It’s been doing well in a number of regional theatres and now is set to open at the Vaudeville theatre in London’s West End。 On the opening night of the play， it seemed to be well received by the audience and well attended by the theatre critics from all the major newspapers。 The Director gave Horowitz and the cast an unusual opening night gift in the form of a replica dagger from his last play， Macbeth， and threw an opening night party for them。 However that night before going home， they see a review of the play by one of the top critics， savagely disparaging Horowitz and most of the cast。 The next morning the critic is found murdered in her home， stabbed in the heart with Anthony’s Macbeth replica dagger。Later that day， Anthony is arrested and questioned by DI Cara Grunshaw， a detective he has an unfortunate history with from his investigations with Hawthorne。 When he is released on bail while the police await DNA evidence， he turns to the only man who can help him prove his innocence - Hawthorne。 Told with Horowitz’s trademark self-deprecating humour， this is an excellent addition to the series。 The reader knows Horowitz is innocent but ，with evidence mounting up， can Hawthorne prove it in time and find the real culprit or will Horowitz end up behind bars？ As usual Hawthorne plays his cards close to his chest and keeps Horowitz one step behind him during his investigation。 Along the way， Horowitz breaks through Hawthorne’s intense privacy to learn a few more tantalizing facts about his past as a police detective， suggesting a future intriguing story with a focus on Hawthorne is set to unfold in a later addition to the series。 With a very Christie-esque vibe and Poirot style dénouement this is a very lively and engaging whodunnit。 4。5★With thanks to Harper Collins for a copy to read 。。。more

Lewis Cain ，

Another great addition to the series。 Kept me guessing throughout and I kept changing my mind on who had done it。 I really liked the ending and how it was set up， probably one of the favourite endings to a novel in this series。 If anything I thought it was maybe a little short but that’s just because I love these books and reading about these characters。 Bring on the next one！

Rebecca ，

Review copy， review to come。

Lesley ，

page turner although I had some suspicions of the murderer's true identity - just didn't know the right person。 page turner although I had some suspicions of the murderer's true identity - just didn't know the right person。 。。。more

L ，

The version of the book I got had a total of 370 pages。 On page 341— 29 pages before the end —I made my first attempt at guessing who the murderer was。 I was still wrong。 The end。

Tracey ，

Anthony Horowitz is one of my favourite authors and I would literally read anything he writes。 This is another wonderful book and the Daniel Hawthorne books are fast becoming my favourite detective books。I really couldn't put this book down and Anthony being chased by detectives was funny and the author's relationship with Hawthorne is brilliantly written and the book was a joy to read。 As with all Horowitz books， there were a lot of twists and turns and surprises， and his crime writing really d Anthony Horowitz is one of my favourite authors and I would literally read anything he writes。 This is another wonderful book and the Daniel Hawthorne books are fast becoming my favourite detective books。I really couldn't put this book down and Anthony being chased by detectives was funny and the author's relationship with Hawthorne is brilliantly written and the book was a joy to read。 As with all Horowitz books， there were a lot of twists and turns and surprises， and his crime writing really does put me in mind of Agatha Christie。I love， love， love this series。 。。。more

Laura ，

Ok， I'm out。 The original conceit was interesting， with the author inserting himself as a character。 That quickly became annoying， since he just had to mention his lunch with Speilberg or the series he's written， etc。。 And here there are far too many mentions of the Alex Rider， not to mention the first few chapters being essentially a long diary entry about his days and the opening of a West End play he'd written。 Here's he's not even Watson to Hawthorne's Holmes， he's just tagging along for。。。 Ok， I'm out。 The original conceit was interesting， with the author inserting himself as a character。 That quickly became annoying， since he just had to mention his lunch with Speilberg or the series he's written， etc。。 And here there are far too many mentions of the Alex Rider， not to mention the first few chapters being essentially a long diary entry about his days and the opening of a West End play he'd written。 Here's he's not even Watson to Hawthorne's Holmes， he's just tagging along for。。。 well。。。 plot basically。 He doesn't even try to solve the mystery， and if I were his wife I know I wouldn't have put up with his hijinks。eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss。 。。。more

Nick Sanders ，

The way Horowitz entwines himself in his own novels， and is in that sense maker of the plot as well as the executioner is getting better and better。

Andy Regan ，

Set in theatreland as a leading critic with a particularly acerbic tongue gets her just deserts。 Not quite as sharp as some of Horowitz's best writing such as Magpie Murders， but good fun as the author's possible involvement in the crime takes centre stage。 Set in theatreland as a leading critic with a particularly acerbic tongue gets her just deserts。 Not quite as sharp as some of Horowitz's best writing such as Magpie Murders， but good fun as the author's possible involvement in the crime takes centre stage。 。。。more

curleduptoes ，

Brilliant。 Out of all his books， I loved， loved， loved this one。 1。 It made me more accepting of Hawthorne。2。 Tony sounded really cute， asking for Hawthorne's help。3。 Hawthorne acted cuter， helping out Tony！I can sense a start of a Tom and Jerry friendship here。 Nothing can be more interesting than that！Murder mystery lovers， this book is just for you！ Brilliant。 Out of all his books， I loved， loved， loved this one。 1。 It made me more accepting of Hawthorne。2。 Tony sounded really cute， asking for Hawthorne's help。3。 Hawthorne acted cuter， helping out Tony！I can sense a start of a Tom and Jerry friendship here。 Nothing can be more interesting than that！Murder mystery lovers， this book is just for you！ 。。。more

Richard Frost ，

Excellent。 As usual from Anthony Horowitz， great intermingling of facts and fiction and involving himself in the story was a key reason， together with the plot and other characters （especially Hawthorne）， why it was hard to put it down。

Emily ，

Another great book in the series！ I always enjoy Hawthorne and Horowitz books and this one was no exception。 The premise had me hooked from the opening pages and I could barely put it down。 Love the nods to Agatha Christie throughout。 Another fun misadventures and I look forward to more in this series。

Shaun Shepard ，

Ah， I was thrilled to read another Hawthorne and Horowitz whodunnit！ Anthony Horowitz does not get enough buzz on Bookstagram， in my opinion — these mysteries are super well-written and expertly crafted， and they give me old school Agatha Christie vibes that I often find lacking in contemporary detective mysteries。 I thought the latest installment in this series was immediately engaging， and I flew through it。 I genuinely did not know who the murderer was until Hawthorne did the big reveal （with Ah， I was thrilled to read another Hawthorne and Horowitz whodunnit！ Anthony Horowitz does not get enough buzz on Bookstagram， in my opinion — these mysteries are super well-written and expertly crafted， and they give me old school Agatha Christie vibes that I often find lacking in contemporary detective mysteries。 I thought the latest installment in this series was immediately engaging， and I flew through it。 I genuinely did not know who the murderer was until Hawthorne did the big reveal （with everyone gathered together， of course！） in the end。 My only complaint was that the meta quality of these mysteries （Anthony Horowitz writes himself as the main character， this time even sharing his new publishing contract in detail） was super annoying。 Though it was sometimes funny， I think it more so detracted from the mystery at hand。 Overall， a fun and engaging detective novel！ 。。。more

Robin ，

Anthony Horowitz， one of the finest practitioners of the traditional detective novel， brings us a new installment in his series where Anthony Horowitz himself is the detective。 Or rather， he’s the writer who solves crimes with an actual detective named Hawthorne， and then writes books about their investigations。 It’s a very meta concept and it only took me a minute to adjust to it。 In this alternate world where Horowitz the author is Horowitz the character， he’s written a play。The play is being Anthony Horowitz， one of the finest practitioners of the traditional detective novel， brings us a new installment in his series where Anthony Horowitz himself is the detective。 Or rather， he’s the writer who solves crimes with an actual detective named Hawthorne， and then writes books about their investigations。 It’s a very meta concept and it only took me a minute to adjust to it。 In this alternate world where Horowitz the author is Horowitz the character， he’s written a play。The play is being produced， starting out in smaller cities and at last – moving to London。 As the book opens， Anthony has told Hawthorne he doesn’t plan to write any more books; and he’s very much looking forward to opening night of his play。 It’s a small cast and all of them head out to celebrate afterwards at a party thrown by the producer， and the cast and Anthony end up back at the theater’s green room waiting on reviews。 One comes in early， and it’s a nasty one。 The cast trickles out， in shock。The next morning， the critic who wrote the review， Harriet Throsby， is found stabbed to death with one of the stage daggers the producer had handed out to Anthony and the cast members。 This very much narrows the suspect pool， but the dagger used to kill the woman turns out to be Anthony’s and he’s very quickly arrested。 He’s released after a 24 hour hold and turns to Hawthorne for help。What follows could not be more golden age， as Anthony and Hawthorne interview every suspect， i。e。， the cast。 While this was well done， it was expected。 But then， as Horowitz always manages to do， he provides a compelling twist about three quarters of the way through the novel which makes it impossible to stop reading。The character of Harriet is also at the center of the mystery。 She was incredibly unpleasant – even her husband and daughter didn’t like her – and the more Anthony and Hawthorne dig， the more they discover about her。 They are working on a deadline as the police have found more evidence against Anthony and he is basically on the lam。 Luckily， Hawthorne is an excellent detective and is able to solve the case。That outcome was never really in doubt， but the clever investigation and unpeeling of the characters， the look at London theaters， and the feel of London itself make this a memorable read。 Probably the London bit is more quotidian for Horowitz， who lives there， but for this armchair traveler， it was a delight， as was this wonderful book。 。。。more

Hazel Newlands ，

I listened to this from audible。 It's the fourth in the series。 I have enjoyed them all but this was my favourite。 Clever idea with plenty of red herrings。 I couldn't stop and finished it in one day。 Brilliant！ I listened to this from audible。 It's the fourth in the series。 I have enjoyed them all but this was my favourite。 Clever idea with plenty of red herrings。 I couldn't stop and finished it in one day。 Brilliant！ 。。。more

Jennifer ，

A Twist of the Knife by Anthony Horowitz is a fast paced Agatha Christie style， who done it mystery。This is the 4th novel in the Horowitz and Hawthorne series。 While this is part of a series， it would work well as a stand alone novel。An engaging novel that does not feel like 400 pages I look forward to the next in this series。

Erica ，

A consistently enjoyable detective series！ Horowitz is in real trouble this time。 Will Hawthorne come to the rescue？ Take a break and have fun with this book。 You deserve it。

Joan Waite ，

I won my copy of The Twist of a Knife from a Goodreads giveaway。 This a great whodunit！ Although I haven't read the first three books in the series， and there are many references to the previous books， this book can be read as a standalone。 I like that the author is a character in his own book， to me that is unique。 I would definitely recommend this book， and clearly intend to read the first three！ I won my copy of The Twist of a Knife from a Goodreads giveaway。 This a great whodunit！ Although I haven't read the first three books in the series， and there are many references to the previous books， this book can be read as a standalone。 I like that the author is a character in his own book， to me that is unique。 I would definitely recommend this book， and clearly intend to read the first three！ 。。。more

Kenneth Bell ，

Another good compulsive read。 You get draw in and can’t imagine how it will end。 I enjoy his stile of writing。 It moves with pace and lots of twists and turns

Jean Marriott ，

Not quite as good as the previous books。

Thrillerswineandchill ，

An author and an ex detective walk into a bar 🥃 … JK！ Anthony Horowitz and Daniel Hawthorne are back again in book 4， “The Twist of a Knife” by Anthony Horowitz！ This is yet another classic W H O D U N I T that attempts to get solved by this dysfunctional pair 🕵️‍♂️ 🔎 BOOK REVIEW: 🖤🖤🖤🖤/5Anthony has had it with Hawthorne！ The stubborn ex detective is quick to leave out details， dismisses his ideas and drives him up the wall。 There is no way Anthony can continue to shadow and write books that feat An author and an ex detective walk into a bar 🥃 … JK！ Anthony Horowitz and Daniel Hawthorne are back again in book 4， “The Twist of a Knife” by Anthony Horowitz！ This is yet another classic W H O D U N I T that attempts to get solved by this dysfunctional pair 🕵️‍♂️ 🔎 BOOK REVIEW: 🖤🖤🖤🖤/5Anthony has had it with Hawthorne！ The stubborn ex detective is quick to leave out details， dismisses his ideas and drives him up the wall。 There is no way Anthony can continue to shadow and write books that feature Investigations by Hawthorne！ Anthony’s play Mindgame has finally hit the stage and he celebrates opening night with the cast！ A cut throat critic shows up to the party and later posts a review that is NASTY and calls out all of Anthony’s failures as a writer。 The entire group becomes ENRAGED by her cruel words 😡！！A bad hangover the next morning cannot even compare to what happens next！ The body of the mean critic is found stabbed to death and Anthony is the prime suspect！！ The police find his fingerprints on the ornamental dagger used to stab the critic！ Anthony only gets one phone call when he gets arrested and he knows that the ONLY person who can get him out of this mess is … Hawthorne！ WILL Hawthorne come to his rescue？ And WHO has it out for Anthony？Thank you kindly to @netgalley @harpercollinsca for my advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review！ This book releases November 15， 2022 and is a perfect cozy murder mystery as we get further into fall！ 。。。more

Kylie ，

Hawthorne & Horowitz are always a fun read。 However， it was while I was reading this that I realised I had skipped the 3rd book - oops！ That will be why I was all hmmm， a lot has happened off page as I don't connect with some of the stuff going on。 That will learn me， must make sure I check I am up to the right book in a series next time。。。 Hawthorne & Horowitz are always a fun read。 However， it was while I was reading this that I realised I had skipped the 3rd book - oops！ That will be why I was all hmmm， a lot has happened off page as I don't connect with some of the stuff going on。 That will learn me， must make sure I check I am up to the right book in a series next time。。。 。。。more

Sherilynn Fowler ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I always think I know whodunnit， but I toss all the people around and it takes near the end to figure it out。 I enjoy his writing。 All his books have been a delight to read。

Michael Yates ，

The Horowitz/Hawthorne series is based on a totally original conceit: that you can mix a cocktail of fact and fiction by using a first-person narrator to turn the real-life author Horowitz into a sort of Dr Watson to the made-up detective Hawthorne。 The first volume was mesmerising in its inclusion of real life people （including Steven Spielberg） in an Agatha Christie type mystery murder。 The second was equally good; the third dropped a little in quality。 But this fourth is back to the top of th The Horowitz/Hawthorne series is based on a totally original conceit: that you can mix a cocktail of fact and fiction by using a first-person narrator to turn the real-life author Horowitz into a sort of Dr Watson to the made-up detective Hawthorne。 The first volume was mesmerising in its inclusion of real life people （including Steven Spielberg） in an Agatha Christie type mystery murder。 The second was equally good; the third dropped a little in quality。 But this fourth is back to the top of the pile， bold and funny and hugely entertaining。 Just think of the jokes you can get into this sort of hybrid - and Horowitz already has！ Highly recommended。 。。。more

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