The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

Put THE TWIST OF A KNIFE by Anthony Horowitz on your “to be read pile.” This latest mystery novel follows the story line introduced in The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill which chronicle the sleuthing of a former policeman named Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, none other than Anthony Horowitz himself. The brand new title is one of the strongest yet in this series and stretches over only a few days – opening night for a Horowitz play (Mindgame actually was performed in London’s West End), subsequent death of a harsh and demeaning theatre critic, and a little more than 48 hours for investigative time as Hawthorne, often accompanied by Horowitz, travels around interviewing those related to the killing. He has a fairly finite set of suspects, the cast of the play (Jordan Williams, Sky Palmer, and Tirian Kirke), its director, producers, and their accountant (Ewan Lloyd, Ahmet Yurdakul, Maureen Bates, and Martin Longhurst), as well as the stage door attendant, Keith, and the critic’s family (Arthur and Olivia Throsby). The most likely suspect in the authorities’ view, however, is Anthony Horowitz. That makes for some interesting conversations - Hawthorne: “I never believe everything anyone says.” Horowitz: “Including me?” Hawthorne, smiling: “Why would I believe someone who spends his entire life making stuff up?” Clearly fun and amusing, THE TWIST OF A KNIFE is a quick read with many new puzzling facts, sure to please mystery fans. THE TWIST OF A KNIFE received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Captivated readers are likely to also enjoy Horowitz’s adaptation of his own Magpie Murders on pbs, plus recent whodunits with their own twists like Gentill’s The Woman in the Library or Pavesi’s The Eighth Detective.