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The Twist of a Knife

The Twist of a Knife

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Summary

'Our deal is over。'

That's what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne in an awkward meeting。 The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind。

His new play， Mindgame， is about to open in London's Vaudeville theatre。 Not surprisingly Hawthorne declines a ticket。

On opening night， Sunday Times critic Harriet Throsby gives the play a savage review， focusing particularly on the writing。 The next morning she is found dead， stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger which， it turns out， belongs to Anthony and which has his finger prints all over it。

Anthony is arrested， charged with Throsby's murder， thrown into prison and interrogated。

Alone and increasingly desperate， he realises only one man can help him。

But will Hawthorne take his call？

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Reviews

Malie ，

My favourite of the series so far。 Ingenious plot， very funny， and wonderfully narrated by Rory Kinnear on Audible。

Max ，

Feeling a little bit more disconnected from the series than usual but I still enjoyed the fourth entry。

Kellen Blair ，

4。5 stars！ These Hawthorne mysteries just keep getting better and better; this one was a new favorite （although I might be a little biased in terms of loving the theatrical setting）。 It reads like an Agatha Christie novel， but at the same time -- being meta fiction -- it's a deconstruction of the genre。 There's even a point where it becomes clear that the detective is behaving a certain way because he knows a book is being written about the case and he WANTS it to read like a Christie novel。 To 4。5 stars！ These Hawthorne mysteries just keep getting better and better; this one was a new favorite （although I might be a little biased in terms of loving the theatrical setting）。 It reads like an Agatha Christie novel， but at the same time -- being meta fiction -- it's a deconstruction of the genre。 There's even a point where it becomes clear that the detective is behaving a certain way because he knows a book is being written about the case and he WANTS it to read like a Christie novel。 To me， that's just brilliant and tons of fun。 Keep 'em coming， Horowitz！ 。。。more

Viet-Khoa Tran-Nguyen ，

Can a man get wrapped up in a good book while sipping a cup of coffee on a beautiful sunny morning？ Thanks to my ever-brilliant favorite crime writer， Mr。 Anthony Horowitz， the answer is absolutely yes。 This is another fast-paced， riveting adventure in which Horowitz becomes a main character， putting himself in a precarious situation where life as he knows it is at stake。 The author once again skillfully guides his readers through the whole murder mystery， dropping hints here and there before th Can a man get wrapped up in a good book while sipping a cup of coffee on a beautiful sunny morning？ Thanks to my ever-brilliant favorite crime writer， Mr。 Anthony Horowitz， the answer is absolutely yes。 This is another fast-paced， riveting adventure in which Horowitz becomes a main character， putting himself in a precarious situation where life as he knows it is at stake。 The author once again skillfully guides his readers through the whole murder mystery， dropping hints here and there before the final shocking revelation （luckily enough， I have picked up some of them along the way）。 His story-telling has never fallen short of my expectations （not that I'm a critic like the late Mrs Throsby， for heaven's sake）。 Also， there's one more thing in this book that I can confirm: Horowitz always replies to his loyal fans， of whom I'm so very proud to be one。 This is， to me， the best of his Hawthorne and Horowitz series so far， and I'm looking forward to diving straight into the next one （or should I say， the next 3 ones？） when it （they） is （are） available。 。。。more

milly ，

another great mystery story！I'm always really excited about a new book in the series， and it never disappoints me。super excited about the following books！！！ another great mystery story！I'm always really excited about a new book in the series， and it never disappoints me。super excited about the following books！！！ 。。。more

Sudeshna Patra ，

Another great read I am gripped by this series of mysteries where the author AH plays himself。 It’s really very clever and what makes these books so enjoyable。 You might guess the murderer but only Hawthorne can explain all the twists。。

Jennifer ，

I would give a 3。5 if possible， only because I am a fan of the series and this one is not quite as strong as its predecessors。 The plot is a bit too far-fetched and the elements that pull it all together aren't quite fleshed out enough。 And not enough Hawthorne - although I think that what's given here sets the stage for Horowitz to make the next few books more focused on the mystery of Hawthorne himself， which is something I'm definitely looking forward to。 Thanks to Netgalley， and to the publi I would give a 3。5 if possible， only because I am a fan of the series and this one is not quite as strong as its predecessors。 The plot is a bit too far-fetched and the elements that pull it all together aren't quite fleshed out enough。 And not enough Hawthorne - although I think that what's given here sets the stage for Horowitz to make the next few books more focused on the mystery of Hawthorne himself， which is something I'm definitely looking forward to。 Thanks to Netgalley， and to the publisher， for allowing me an advance copy in exchange for review。 。。。more

Pallavi ，

4 starsRtc

Justin （Bubbas_Books） ，

Yet another amazing addition to the Hawthorne and Horowitz series。 This one combined two of my favorite things: true crime and theatre！ With modern mysteries I feel like they are fairly easy to guess who the killer is but this one had me guessing until the culprit was revealed！ I’m so glad I got this book early from the UK because it was well worth it。 What I love even more about Horowitz’s mysteries is he gives the reader every piece to solve it themselves and if you’re reading carefully you ca Yet another amazing addition to the Hawthorne and Horowitz series。 This one combined two of my favorite things: true crime and theatre！ With modern mysteries I feel like they are fairly easy to guess who the killer is but this one had me guessing until the culprit was revealed！ I’m so glad I got this book early from the UK because it was well worth it。 What I love even more about Horowitz’s mysteries is he gives the reader every piece to solve it themselves and if you’re reading carefully you can solve it （faster than Cara usually）， but this one stumped me。 I loved it and I’m so glad there’s more to come。 。。。more

Laura ，

Another excellent instalment in the Hawthorne series。 I'm already looking forward to the next Another excellent instalment in the Hawthorne series。 I'm already looking forward to the next 。。。more

Anna ，

Great book and didn’t see the ending coming。

Kevin McMahon ，

Holmes and Watson for the present day。 As usual and excellent plot and great characters and I'm delighted that more will follow。This one concerns the murder of a critic following the opening night of a play by the author。 If I say any more it would spoil it。 Holmes and Watson for the present day。 As usual and excellent plot and great characters and I'm delighted that more will follow。This one concerns the murder of a critic following the opening night of a play by the author。 If I say any more it would spoil it。 。。。more

Violet ，

Harriet Throsby is such an awful woman that there are several suspects for her murder。 Her murderer makes a mess of framing one of the suspects and Anthony becomes the focus of the police investigation。Daniel Hawthorne agrees to help Anthony in this fourth book of the proposed ten in this series and we learn a little bit more about Hawthorne。Part of the enjoyment in reading this series， for me， is ascertaining the reality from the fiction， which extends even to the author acknowledgements！Very e Harriet Throsby is such an awful woman that there are several suspects for her murder。 Her murderer makes a mess of framing one of the suspects and Anthony becomes the focus of the police investigation。Daniel Hawthorne agrees to help Anthony in this fourth book of the proposed ten in this series and we learn a little bit more about Hawthorne。Part of the enjoyment in reading this series， for me， is ascertaining the reality from the fiction， which extends even to the author acknowledgements！Very entertaining and I look forward to the next installment。 。。。more

Shirley ，

Enjoyed this but not as much as the previous ones。

Ciclochick ，

REVIEW TO FOLLOW

Matt ，

Another great addition to the series

Sam Quixote ，

Anthony Horowitz’s play， Mindgame， opens to a crushing opening night review from famously viperous theatre critic Harriet Throsby。 So when she is found stabbed to death the morning after， with a knife belonging to Horowitz， he is the prime suspect。 Only one man can help him clear his name: Hawthorne！ Hawthorne and Horowitz are back with their fourth outing， The Twist of a Knife， and it’s not a bad whodunit， though it doesn’t reach the heights of their previous adventure， A Line to Kill。 The chem Anthony Horowitz’s play， Mindgame， opens to a crushing opening night review from famously viperous theatre critic Harriet Throsby。 So when she is found stabbed to death the morning after， with a knife belonging to Horowitz， he is the prime suspect。 Only one man can help him clear his name: Hawthorne！ Hawthorne and Horowitz are back with their fourth outing， The Twist of a Knife， and it’s not a bad whodunit， though it doesn’t reach the heights of their previous adventure， A Line to Kill。 The chemistry between the two remains fun， as does the fourth wall-breaking， and we learn a bit more about Hawthorne’s mysterious past。 Two characters from The Sentence is Death make a return: Cara Grunshaw， the gruff copper， and Kevin Chakraborty， the tech-genius teenager with MS， though Grunshaw is as one-dimensionally evil as ever and Kevin is more of a plot device than a character。 There’s never any doubt that Tony didn’t really do it （which is a shame - I would’ve loved if this had turned into a modern day Roger Ackroyd， though it would mean an end to the series） and there’s nothing here Horowitz hasn’t done before， or better， in previous books。 It does keep you guessing more or less until the end （the killer’s reveal surprisingly happens before the penultimate chapter） though the plot gets a little convoluted for all that。 The Twist of a Knife turns out to be a fairly standard whodunit in the end though it’s never dull and， while I wasn’t wow-ed by anything in the novel， I also wasn’t too bored either。 It’s not as great as the previous novel but it’s about the same level of quality as most books in this series， so I expect most fans won’t be disappointed with this latest entry。 And， speaking of fans， good news for us as it looks like there’s going to be quite a few more books in this series to follow！ 。。。more

Rosemary ，

Anthony has now covered three murder investigations with private detective Hawthorne， and he’s had enough。 He wants to get back to his other writing。 But right after he tells Hawthorne so， a critic who wrote a bad review of Anthony’s new play is stabbed， and Anthony is arrested for her murder。Another enjoyable adventure in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series。 Hawthorne arrives at the truth through a massive coincidence （view spoiler）[- two otherwise unconnected people who were involved in an old c Anthony has now covered three murder investigations with private detective Hawthorne， and he’s had enough。 He wants to get back to his other writing。 But right after he tells Hawthorne so， a critic who wrote a bad review of Anthony’s new play is stabbed， and Anthony is arrested for her murder。Another enjoyable adventure in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series。 Hawthorne arrives at the truth through a massive coincidence （view spoiler）[- two otherwise unconnected people who were involved in an old case in another part of the country are also around for this one - （hide spoiler）] but there’s enough fun in the relationship between writer and detective for me to forgive that。 。。。more

Daphne ，

So many mysteries about Hawthorne。 Didn't expect that the killer would be _____。 Yet so many clues。 Didn't get any of them。 So many mysteries about Hawthorne。 Didn't expect that the killer would be _____。 Yet so many clues。 Didn't get any of them。 。。。more

Gregory ，

Awesome as always。

Beth ，

It's always a difficult joy to read a series where the standard is so consistently high。 I would rate this one more as a 3。5， but I'm breaking from my usual Goodreads policy of rounding up to differentiate it from the last book in the series （The Sentence Is Death）， which earned the full 4 stars from me and thoroughly deserved them， being a more satisfying murder mystery。The standard of Anthony Horowitz's writing is as good as ever。 His murder mystery grips as reliably as the others， but the sus It's always a difficult joy to read a series where the standard is so consistently high。 I would rate this one more as a 3。5， but I'm breaking from my usual Goodreads policy of rounding up to differentiate it from the last book in the series （The Sentence Is Death）， which earned the full 4 stars from me and thoroughly deserved them， being a more satisfying murder mystery。The standard of Anthony Horowitz's writing is as good as ever。 His murder mystery grips as reliably as the others， but the suspects are less interesting than the best Hawthorne/Horowitz novels。 The Hawthorne and Horowitz dynamic is great， but the story lacks the strong payoff of previous books。 I also really want some answers to the endless teasing of the mysteries surrounding Hawthorne， but， judging by the ending， I don't think those are coming anytime soon。 。。。more

Richard Fernandez ，

The Twist of a Knife， by Anthony Horowitz - book reviewThe Twist of a Knife is the fourth in the Hawthorne series by Anthony Horowitz， and it’s the best so far。 Horowitz once again plays himself: the narrator and Watson to private investigator Hawthorne’s Holmes。 This time， Horowitz is the main suspect when obnoxious theatre critic Harriet Throsby is murdered， hours after writing a stinging review of Horowitz’s play。 What follows is a witty romp through theatre land （with nods to Midsomer Murder The Twist of a Knife， by Anthony Horowitz - book reviewThe Twist of a Knife is the fourth in the Hawthorne series by Anthony Horowitz， and it’s the best so far。 Horowitz once again plays himself: the narrator and Watson to private investigator Hawthorne’s Holmes。 This time， Horowitz is the main suspect when obnoxious theatre critic Harriet Throsby is murdered， hours after writing a stinging review of Horowitz’s play。 What follows is a witty romp through theatre land （with nods to Midsomer Murders）， with a genuine and solvable puzzle underpinning it all。I need to justify ‘best’。 After all， The Word is Murder included plenty of fourth wall - and very meta - asides， The Sentence is Death included a superb mystery， and A Line to Kill took us to the Channel Islands which is always a fun trip。 I think this time Horowitz has really focused on entertaining us， and there are three things that make The Twist of a Knife stand out。First， a murder victim， Harriet Throsby， who is one of the most appalling characters I’ve come across for a long while。 Throsby will stop at nothing to be genuinely nasty。 She ruins lives and is deliberate about doing so。 We readers may believe we are nice people， and frown on the death penalty， but we all love a villain to get their comeuppance。 When Throsby’s name appears on the page we cackle and we pretend to be shocked and then we lap it all up， genuinely and openly appalled and probably secretly delighted at the same time。 We aren’t upset about what’s happened to her， whereas earlier books in this series seemed more ambiguous。Second， Horowitz is increasingly comfortable playing with what is real and what is not。 A large part of the action takes place in and around the theatre: the venue of illusion。 Horowitz sets the scene early on， when he points out thatIt’s obvious there’s going to be another murder because if there hadn’t been， why would I have written anything at all？ The very fact that you’re holding this book， complete with compulsory bloodstain on the cover， rather spoils the surprise。You will probably spend too long on Horowitz’s wikipedia page to work out how fiction interplays with reality。 The book becomes more enjoyable when you take certain aspects at face value - but you’ll have to decide which。 Yes， he did write a play called Mindgame， no it doesn’t fit with the timeline of this novel。 Horowitz describes a part of London I used to know well， he does so authentically， but does he really only have 500 books in his flat， and does he really answer all his fan mail？ Does he really believe it when he says， ‘You’d think someone is being murdered almost every day of the week but fortunately real life isn’t like that。’ Obviously not。 Third， Horowitz has always known how to deliver comedy and in these books it is often through self-deprecation。 But I can’t remember the last time I genuinely laughed out loud during the denouement of a crime novel。 There is a lightness to this novel - reinforced by some plot points that are improbable - and it’s all the better for it。The case against this book also refers to its improbability: Grunshaw and Mills are ridiculous detectives and their methods are not particularly believable。 This is as far from the gritty， socially-real noir as you can get。 The epilogue is awful， jumping the shark somewhat。 And Horowitz’s little set piece on cancel culture starts in a stilted way （though it recovers）。 So let’s be clearer about what I mean by ‘best’。 I think that Horowitz has set out to entertain us。 And for a few hours he continues to tease with the format， to bring us a genuinely enjoyable cosy crime。 This is just about as smooth as it gets。 。。。more

Valerie Holden ，

The fourth in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series and just as clever and funny as his previous books。 Anthony Horowitz was contracted to write three Hawthorne novels， and all three have been completed。 He rejects Hawthorne’s request that he write a fourth。 He has a play about to open in the theatre。 Grim reviews， and the death of the critic who wrote them， see Horowitz arrested and Hawthorne is the only person who can help him。 I love this series。 I just hope that we might be treated to many more The fourth in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series and just as clever and funny as his previous books。 Anthony Horowitz was contracted to write three Hawthorne novels， and all three have been completed。 He rejects Hawthorne’s request that he write a fourth。 He has a play about to open in the theatre。 Grim reviews， and the death of the critic who wrote them， see Horowitz arrested and Hawthorne is the only person who can help him。 I love this series。 I just hope that we might be treated to many more – contract or not！ 。。。more

Alex Smith ，

Holiday read no。 3: Just generally very accessible and good， as ever I didn’t figure out whodunnit

Stuart Savage ，

3。5 I would give 4 stars as the simplicity of the writing is good and I love Horowitz's other books but I thought the murderer and motive to be pretty obvious。 3。5 I would give 4 stars as the simplicity of the writing is good and I love Horowitz's other books but I thought the murderer and motive to be pretty obvious。 。。。more

Rachel Bolton ，

Another masterpiece from the renowned Anthony Horowitz！ Following the style of his recent adult books ，Horowitz again places himself at the heart of the crime （ this time a theatre critic is murdered having written a bad review about his stage play "Mindgame"） but this time he finds himself as the main suspect。 Despite trying to avoid working with ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne again， "Tony" finds that it is only Hawthorne who can help him。 The pace is fast， the plot is straightforward， but the t Another masterpiece from the renowned Anthony Horowitz！ Following the style of his recent adult books ，Horowitz again places himself at the heart of the crime （ this time a theatre critic is murdered having written a bad review about his stage play "Mindgame"） but this time he finds himself as the main suspect。 Despite trying to avoid working with ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne again， "Tony" finds that it is only Hawthorne who can help him。 The pace is fast， the plot is straightforward， but the twists keep the reader guessing until the end。 My only slight concern was that at times the comments about his views on cultural appropriation， his loathing of the theatre critic and the remark in the Afterword about his Literary agent felt rather awkward， especially having read articles about this in the national press recently。 To be highly recommended however！Thank you for allowing me to read this。 。。。more

Paul ，

Not quite as good as the preceding three。 Petals I’m tiring of them。 The interaction between horowitz and hawthorn this time was less acute。 They spent more time in separate activities but it is that interaction with IDs the true gold of these stories。

Layla ，

Enjoyed this very much， as with the entire series。

Cidney ，

I love the Daniel Hawthorne books and the fact that Anthony Horowitz appears in the books as himself， an author with a "let go" detective inspector hounding him to write books about the crimes he's solved。 And he does， in fact Mr Horowitz has written 3 already in the Daniel Hawthorne series and I have every one， in hardback as well， that's no mean feat considering how much hardback books cost now， but I do really love them！In this book Tony has a play "Mindgame" opening that night on stage and h I love the Daniel Hawthorne books and the fact that Anthony Horowitz appears in the books as himself， an author with a "let go" detective inspector hounding him to write books about the crimes he's solved。 And he does， in fact Mr Horowitz has written 3 already in the Daniel Hawthorne series and I have every one， in hardback as well， that's no mean feat considering how much hardback books cost now， but I do really love them！In this book Tony has a play "Mindgame" opening that night on stage and he is nervous but the play goes well and they meet back at a restaurant for wine and nibbles。 Unfortunately a reviewer who usually gives snidey snipey （is there an "e" in there？） reviews is also there and everyone is tense， she departs with her daughter leaving a bad atmosphere behind her and around midnight she posts a scathing review of the play online。 The next morning she is dead in her hall， seemingly stabbed with an ornamental dagger which the play's producer Ahmet had given each member of the cast， though goodness knows why。 The dagger beside Caroline the reviewer's body belongs to Tony。Tony is arrested for her murder， he is allowed one phone call and he rings Hawthorne， not knowing if he would take his call as they had parted on acrimonious terms as Tony didn't want to write any more Daniel Hawthorne investigates books。The plot thickens and the pace quickens very rapidly。 Tony is allowed out for a couple of days whilst they experience a hold-up （of Hawthorne's techie friend Kevin's making） of the evidence proving Tony's guilt。 So Hawthorne and Tony have just a few days to find evidence of Tony's innocence。 Can they do it？ Can Hawthorne come up trumps？ Well I suggest you go out and get the book quickly and discover for yourselves！！ 。。。more

Gail ，

It must be every writer’s dream to knock off a critic who has unfairly judged his work and thrown a monkey wrench into his career。 The eminently talented Anthony Horowitz has taken matters into his own hands in the latest Hawthorne mystery， The Twist of a Knife。 And， when I say taken matters into his own hands， I mean that literally--or at least that is what Horowitz’s fictional police nemesis Cara Grunshaw would have us believe when his new play Mindgame is brutally panned by influential and de It must be every writer’s dream to knock off a critic who has unfairly judged his work and thrown a monkey wrench into his career。 The eminently talented Anthony Horowitz has taken matters into his own hands in the latest Hawthorne mystery， The Twist of a Knife。 And， when I say taken matters into his own hands， I mean that literally--or at least that is what Horowitz’s fictional police nemesis Cara Grunshaw would have us believe when his new play Mindgame is brutally panned by influential and despicable critic Harriet Throsby。 Horowitz needs Sherlockian private investigator Hawthorne in the worst way to prove his innocence。Trouble is Hawthorne is in no mood to help Horowitz after the author let him know their association is over and there will be no more Hawthorne books。 Once again， Horowitz finds himself paying a reluctant （and desperate） Watson to the prickly Hawthorne。 While all of Horowitz’s books are must reads for me， the Hawthorne series is especially pleasurable， featuring engrossing mysteries played out against the backdrop of an evolving and unlikely friendship。 Verdict: Get The Twist of a Knife as soon as possible then clear your schedule。 You’re going to want to give this one your full attention。Full Disclosure--NetGalley and the publisher provided me with a digital ARC of this book。 This is my honest review。 。。。more

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