A Line to Kill

Witty wry clever a fabulous detective story and perfect summer reading KATE MOSSEFunny intriguing thrilling and thought-provoking: a marvellous mystery ADAM HAMDYHorowitz ... playing Watson to Hawthornes Sherlock serves up a pretty kettle of fish full of red herrings THE TIMESWith a colourful cast of characters clever red herrings a locked-room puzzle and chalk-and-cheese banter between the sleuths Horowitz keeps the reader entertained and guessing throughout in a wonderful take on the classic crime thriller INDEPENDENT________________________________________I couldnt see the sea from my bedroom but I could hear the waves breaking in the distance. They reminded me that I was on a tiny island. And I was trapped.. There has never been a murder on Alderney.. Its a tiny island just three miles long and a mile and a half wide. The perfect location for a brand-new literary festival. Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne has been invited to talk about his new book. The writer Anthony Horowitz travels with him.. Very soon they discover that all is not as it should be. Alderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour.. The visiting authors - including a blind medium a French performance poet and a celebrity chef - seem to be harbouring any number of unpleasant secrets.. When the festivals wealthy sponsor is found brutally killed Alderney goes into lockdown and Hawthorne knows that he doesnt have to look too far for suspects.. Theres no escape. The killer is still on the island. And theres about to be a second death.... _____________________________________________________________________. There are some delicious comic moments as they encounter their fellow participants including a loud-mouthed TV chef and a volatile French performance poet. A party thrown by one of the festivals sponsors ends in murder but the best thing about this diverting novel is Horowitzs stream of self-deprecating observations about being a writer. THE SUNDAY TIMESA golden-age whodunnit on steroids KIRKUS REVIEWSTheres no way out in this compelling whodunnitWOMANS OWNOne of my all-time favourite authors RYAN TUBRIDYAn irresistible whodunnit SAGAProviding contemporary crime fiction with a much-needed revitalisationCRIME FICTION LOVERA classic closed-room mystery with great characters and plenty of red herrings CHOICEA clever light-hearted tale infused with the authors customary wit and panache. Horowitzs legion of fans will love unpicking the red herrings and connecting the clues here NEWBOOKS MAGAZINEHorowitzs witty and crafty narrative is as evocative of the detachment and claustrophobia of rural isolation as last years Moonflower Murders . . . Unputdownable stuff THE CONVERSATION A cosy mystery echoing Agatha Christie IRISH INDEPENDENT