A Line to Kill
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- Author：Anthony Horowitz
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Reviews
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
Agnieszka Higney
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Another fantastic crime mystery by Mr Horowitz。 I think he’s an amazing successor to Agatha Christie and the golden age of crime。 A pure pleasure in the style of old fashioned close circuits of suspects with suspense and few red herrings in the mix。 Nice way of putting the author himself as Captain Hastings/Dr Watson and creating an engaging，easy read that flows。 I’m a fan。
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusYes， this is more of an adult novel， but if you are a fan of Horowitz's Alex Rider books， you owe it to yourself to read his Hawthorne and Horowitz series！ Not only is the writing clever and engaging， but the plots are well developed and the mysteries intricately assembled。 I find it absolutely fascinating that while Horowitz normally makes his characters rather silent and mysterious （think not only Alex Rider and Hawthorne， but even DCS Foyle and Susan Ryeland）， E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusYes， this is more of an adult novel， but if you are a fan of Horowitz's Alex Rider books， you owe it to yourself to read his Hawthorne and Horowitz series！ Not only is the writing clever and engaging， but the plots are well developed and the mysteries intricately assembled。 I find it absolutely fascinating that while Horowitz normally makes his characters rather silent and mysterious （think not only Alex Rider and Hawthorne， but even DCS Foyle and Susan Ryeland）， his depiction of himself is rather open and self-deprecating。 He makes himself look boring and mundane。 The fact that A Line to Kill takes place at a book festival on a British island， and involves shady power line shenanigans as well as a nemesis from Hawthorne's past makes this quite an interesting read。 Let's put it this way: I don't buy books， except for my school library。 My personal library is very small。 But I have these books AND give them to my mystery loving friends as gifts。 Definitely check this series out if you love well-written British mysteries， especially if you are familiar with Horowitz's titles for young adult readers。 。。。more
David Lowther
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Good stuff。 Another teasing thriller from Anthony Horowitz。 This one is set on Alderney。 Nice descriptive touches， convincing dialogue， fun plot and a neat twist at the end。Enjoyed it。David Lowther。 Author of The Blue Pencil， Liberating Belsen， Two Families at War and The Summer of ‘39， all published by Sacristy bPress
Mary McBride
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Great series-
Ronronia Adramelek
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Me hace gracia la estructura de esta serie de libros， en la que el autor se incluye como personaje， específicamente como el escritor de estas mismas novelas en las que relata los casos de un detective que le buscó para que le acompañara como biógrafo。
Maria
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I really enjoy this series！ It's fun and funny and cozy and also has decent mysteries。 I really enjoy this series！ It's fun and funny and cozy and also has decent mysteries。 。。。more
Vivienne
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I had to read the opening chapters a few times to understand how Horowitz had woven himself into one of his characters in this novel - I'm still not convinced I enjoyed this or indeed either of the characters。I was interested with the location being in Alderney which gave a suitable setting being a small island， but was also coincidentally full of eccentric and mysterious characters。 With the narrative often referring to the writing of Horowitz's book about his fictional character， and the idea I had to read the opening chapters a few times to understand how Horowitz had woven himself into one of his characters in this novel - I'm still not convinced I enjoyed this or indeed either of the characters。I was interested with the location being in Alderney which gave a suitable setting being a small island， but was also coincidentally full of eccentric and mysterious characters。 With the narrative often referring to the writing of Horowitz's book about his fictional character， and the idea of real life stories being woven into the murder mystery， I just found this book annoyingly confusing taking away any possible intrigue 。 。。。more
Lesa
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I have to admit I meant to read the earlier Hawthorne and Horowitz mysteries， The Word is Murder and The Sentence is Death， but I never got around to them。 If you’re like me， and just want to start with the third in the series， A Line to Kill， you’ll be just fine。 Hawthorne and Horowitz head to a small Channel island， Alderney， so it’s a fresh environment。In the mysteries， Anthony Horowitz， the narrator， is writing about Daniel Hawthorne’s investigations。 Hawthorne is a private investigator， rel I have to admit I meant to read the earlier Hawthorne and Horowitz mysteries， The Word is Murder and The Sentence is Death， but I never got around to them。 If you’re like me， and just want to start with the third in the series， A Line to Kill， you’ll be just fine。 Hawthorne and Horowitz head to a small Channel island， Alderney， so it’s a fresh environment。In the mysteries， Anthony Horowitz， the narrator， is writing about Daniel Hawthorne’s investigations。 Hawthorne is a private investigator， relieved of his duties as a detective inspector after an incident with a prisoner。 Horowitz has written the second book in the series， although it hasn’t been published yet。 Once Horowitz’ publishers meet Hawthorne， they’re eager to send the pair to a small literary festival on Alderney， a neighboring island to Guernsey。 To Horowitz’ surprise， Hawthorne is eager to attend， although Anthony knows there must be an underlying reason。There’s an eclectic mix of authors attending， including a war historian， a blind psychic， a children’s author， a celebrity chef， and a performance poet。 Horowitz is not impressed with the company， nor is he impressed with the sponsor， Charles le Mesurier。 Mesurier’s money came from his online gambling site， but now he seems to be lord of the island with a finger in every project。 The most controversial one is the Normandy-Alderney-Britain electric line project， one that has divided the community。 BAN NAB signs are all over the island。Naturally， a murder victim is found the last night of the literary festival when Mesurier holds a large party at his home。 When the Guernsey police ask Hawthorne to consult， Horowitz jumps to conclusions that the killer must be one of the small group of people he knows。 Hawthorne points out there is actually an entire island of suspects。The conflict between Hawthorne and his “Watson”， Anthony Horowitz， is actually the most entertaining aspect of the book。 Horowitz is a little bitter that Hawthorne never keeps him in the loop， and he’s always a step behind the detective。 And， Hawthorne always seems friendlier to others than he is to the man writing his story。Horowitz always plays fair with readers， and the clues are right there in front of us。 But， he’s skilled at directing our thoughts elsewhere， and the killer will come as a surprise to most readers。 Even if you haven’t read the earlier books， readers who appreciate an isolated location for the setting， and two sleuths who are not always amicable。 will enjoy this mystery。 If you read for interesting sleuths， you might want to try A Line to Kill。 。。。more
Kath
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This is book three and although the main story is very much self contained， to get the very best from the two main characters and their "relationship" you'd do well reading the first two book before this one。So。。。 Hawthorne and Horowitz are off on a jolly to Alderney。 Glossing aside the slight niggles I had whilst reading the how to travel from Southampton to the CI which I won't spell out here we see our intrepid duo on a jolly to a literary festival on the idyllic island。 Given their past shen This is book three and although the main story is very much self contained， to get the very best from the two main characters and their "relationship" you'd do well reading the first two book before this one。So。。。 Hawthorne and Horowitz are off on a jolly to Alderney。 Glossing aside the slight niggles I had whilst reading the how to travel from Southampton to the CI which I won't spell out here we see our intrepid duo on a jolly to a literary festival on the idyllic island。 Given their past shenanigans it's almost inevitable that they will find themselves in the middle of a crime; a murder！ And with the island cut off， it falls to them to try and solve what turns out to be a rather convoluted crime。。。I do love this series。 Especially the quirk of having the author as one of the mail characters and the wonderful bickering and games between him and Hawthorne。 And the crimes are always a bit of a task to try and second guess。 Which I do try and do， ably assisted by Horowitz's character who gets nearly as much wrong as I do！ Which is a bit bonkers given that he is writing the book！ Another thing I love is the weird and wonderful characters that ably assist in the setting up， committing and solving the crime。 And in this book the author has gone all in to create some larger than life characters that just about stay on the right side of caricature！All in all， a great addition to what is shaping up to be a cracking series。 。。。more
Miki
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Not as good as the previous 2 books。 A bit bland in comparison。
Rebecca
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Thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for an advance e-galley for honest review。4。5 stars， rounded up。 With this third Hawthorne and Horowitz mystery， I still find myself forgetting that this is fiction。 Anthony Horowitz has done such a great job writing himself into the story as a character， and it continues to be such a fun way of telling a unique story。 Hawthorne remains maddening but fascinating character， and the way that he solves this one， and the characters involved， make for a really Thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for an advance e-galley for honest review。4。5 stars， rounded up。 With this third Hawthorne and Horowitz mystery， I still find myself forgetting that this is fiction。 Anthony Horowitz has done such a great job writing himself into the story as a character， and it continues to be such a fun way of telling a unique story。 Hawthorne remains maddening but fascinating character， and the way that he solves this one， and the characters involved， make for a really wonderful and compelling mystery。 。。。more
Patrice
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Loved it！
Emma
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Hawthorne and Horowitz are rapidly becoming another favourite crime solving duo。 Set in Alderny， A Line to Kill gives a glimpse to an island rarely seen in literature and Horowitz captures it and the foibles of his fellow 'writers' at the literary festival with fine detail。 Thank you Netgalley for the ARC。 Hawthorne and Horowitz are rapidly becoming another favourite crime solving duo。 Set in Alderny， A Line to Kill gives a glimpse to an island rarely seen in literature and Horowitz captures it and the foibles of his fellow 'writers' at the literary festival with fine detail。 Thank you Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Megan
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Horowitz and Hawthorne are back in another clever murder mystery。 This time it's set at a literary festival。 Horowitz and Hawthorne are back in another clever murder mystery。 This time it's set at a literary festival。 。。。more
Tonia
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Ok but not fabulous。 The problem with the author being in the story is that he can't have an affair or do anything dodgey and he can only hint what his own experience of boarding school was like because people who actually know him will read the book！ Ok but not fabulous。 The problem with the author being in the story is that he can't have an affair or do anything dodgey and he can only hint what his own experience of boarding school was like because people who actually know him will read the book！ 。。。more
Victoria
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I love these books An author also being a character is such a cool idea and Horowitz carries it off so well。 I'm also a huge sucker for an odd pairing and these two really nicely fit the bill。 I did see one of the twists coming which I was pretty proud of but the others I didn't figure out at all。 I think even in hindsight I couldn't have seen it but that's what I love about these books I love these books An author also being a character is such a cool idea and Horowitz carries it off so well。 I'm also a huge sucker for an odd pairing and these two really nicely fit the bill。 I did see one of the twists coming which I was pretty proud of but the others I didn't figure out at all。 I think even in hindsight I couldn't have seen it but that's what I love about these books 。。。more
Phrynne
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The third book in this great series where Horowitz features himself as a Watson like character playing against ex D。I Daniel Hawthorne's Sherlock。 As Hawthorne picks up minute clues and solves the case with masterly aplomb， Horowitz bumbles along behind him making mostly wrong guesses。 In A Line To Kill the pair end up together at a literary festival on Alderney promoting their last book。 Horowitz worries that Hawthorne will find himself out of his depth， and Hawthorne of course produces a whole The third book in this great series where Horowitz features himself as a Watson like character playing against ex D。I Daniel Hawthorne's Sherlock。 As Hawthorne picks up minute clues and solves the case with masterly aplomb， Horowitz bumbles along behind him making mostly wrong guesses。 In A Line To Kill the pair end up together at a literary festival on Alderney promoting their last book。 Horowitz worries that Hawthorne will find himself out of his depth， and Hawthorne of course produces a whole new side to his character and puts Horowitz in the shade。 They really do not get along well but both are prepared to put up with that for the sake of the books and the money。 When a murder occurs on the island Horowitz realises he may be about to find material for book three。The mystery is intriguing with a whole heap of possible culprits and an even bigger heap of red herrings。 If you have a tiny bit of Sherlock Holmes inside you there are lots of genuine clues too， but blink and you miss them。 I discovered I am more like Watson and the ending came as a complete surprise to me！A very readable and enjoyable book altogether！ I hope Horowitz can come up with another suitable， literary title for a fourth book and tell us what actually happened in Reeth。 。。。more
Jonathan Abbott
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