The Twist of a Knife: A gripping locked-room mystery from the bestselling crime writer (Hawthorne, 4)

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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. When a second theatre critic is discovered dead in mysterious circumstances, Anthony is very much the focal point of the investigations and in desperation turns to the only person he feels can help him, Daniel Hawthorne. Anthony Horowitz has done it again.... and I am so happy to say I loved it. His new book is a wonderfully done mystery that had me believing that every one of the characters had murdered the odious critic, Harriet Throsby. ( I will admit I thought that Horowitz might have been the culprit) However, as it seems that Anthony was knee deep in this murder, the other actors and stage manager all had multiple reasons for doing away with Harriet. I really enjoy this series but this one took me a little longer to get into than usual. Eventually I was hooked and once again singing the author’s praises.

Horowitz and Hawthorne’s bromance is officially over – kaput, terminated, canceled, executed at dawn. Or, is it? In this story author Horowitz is planning to finish the series with Hawthorne having completed the three books he was contracted to write. Anthony Hawthorne is planning to move on to other projects, one being his new play, a thriller called ‘Mindgame’, which is about to open at the famous Vaudeville theatre in Shoreditch.

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In a nod to Agatha Christie, there is no shortage of suspects and motives for the murder, and I was kept guessing to the very end. The final resolution is clever when Hawthorne gathers all the major players together and reveals all. Perhaps a big reason I found myself so let down was, in the fact, that I had such high expectations because of who wrote it. If I had gone in blind without this book being up on a pedestal in my head, I most likely would have enjoyed it more. Because the entire plot line follows the well-trod ground of many classic murder mysteries: a round-robin of interviews with potential suspects concluding with a dramatic dénouement with all of said suspects gathered together for the reveal. A particularly well-loved style by the renowned Agatha Christie.

I'll bet he WANTS Anthony to have to investigate another case with him and then feel obligated to write about it. Honestly, that's not a bad way to work out anger issues, and I heartily approve of this version to the alternative, sir.

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I read/listened and loved it! Narrated by: Rory Kinnear, who is a favorite of mine. 8 hrs/ 31 min , released 11-15-2022