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The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz #4)
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Great fun!
The Twist of the Knife is the latest addition to Anthony Horowitz's tongue-in-cheek detective series featuring Hawthorne, a quasi "hard-boiled" Sherlock Holmes, and Horowitz as his Watson. In addition to writing himself as a character in the fourth novel in the series, Horowitz becomes the chief murder suspect.
When Horowitz's play Mindgames premiers at the West End, it receives a scathing review from Harriet Throsby, a theater critic well-known for her viciousness. Circumstantial evidence points to Horowitz as the killer. To find out "whodunnit," Hawthorne and Horowitz must figure out who would want to frame Horowitz.
The subsequent investigation follows and spoofs on the conventional detective story format a la Agatha Christie. My husband and I listened to the novel on a road trip, and neither of us could figure it out. The Twist of the Knife is great fun and highly entertaining. I highly recommend it if you feel the need to escape!
The Twist of the Knife is the latest addition to Anthony Horowitz's tongue-in-cheek detective series featuring Hawthorne, a quasi "hard-boiled" Sherlock Holmes, and Horowitz as his Watson. In addition to writing himself as a character in the fourth novel in the series, Horowitz becomes the chief murder suspect.
When Horowitz's play Mindgames premiers at the West End, it receives a scathing review from Harriet Throsby, a theater critic well-known for her viciousness. Circumstantial evidence points to Horowitz as the killer. To find out "whodunnit," Hawthorne and Horowitz must figure out who would want to frame Horowitz.
The subsequent investigation follows and spoofs on the conventional detective story format a la Agatha Christie. My husband and I listened to the novel on a road trip, and neither of us could figure it out. The Twist of the Knife is great fun and highly entertaining. I highly recommend it if you feel the need to escape!
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July 3, 2022
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July 3, 2022
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November 18, 2022
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November 25, 2022
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November 26, 2022
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mystery
November 26, 2022
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February 28, 2025
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british-fiction
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Thanks, Jonathan. Its perfect for a long car ride.
Thanks,Ron, It does.
Thanks, Berengaria. You would appreciate the humor and the intricacy of the plotting.
Great! Adding . . .
Thanks, Violeta.
Thanks, Barbara.
Thanks, Linda. I hope you enjoy it.
No, I haven't seen the tv adaptation, but I'd really like to! Maybe after the commotion of the holiday season I'll make a point to sit down and watch it :)
Glad you enjoyed it. He is one of my favorite mystery writers.